Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin (De Nederlandse Opera)
Bo Skovhus (Eugene Onegin); Krassimira Stoyanova (Tatjana); Andrej Dunaev (Vladimir Ljenski); Mikhail Petrenko (Vorst Gremin);
"Put too much steam into Tchaikovskys score and it wilts. Be too shy and retiring, on the other hand, and the tragic momentum evaporates. Jansons sets us on a simmer and gradually turns the heat to boiling. It is magisterially paced, stunningly played and, seemingly effortlessly, Jansons captures every aching nuance. [ ] Herheimsinnovations are often throbbingly acute (and sometimes wickedly funny)." (The Times)
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin (De Nederlandse Opera)
Bo Skovhus (Eugene Onegin); Krassimira Stoyanova (Tatjana); Andrej Dunaev (Vladimir Ljenski); Mikhail Petrenko (Vorst Gremin);
"Put too much steam into Tchaikovskys score and it wilts. Be too shy and retiring, on the other hand, and the tragic momentum evaporates. Jansons sets us on a simmer and gradually turns the heat to boiling. It is magisterially paced, stunningly played and, seemingly effortlessly, Jansons captures every aching nuance. [ ] Herheimsinnovations are often throbbingly acute (and sometimes wickedly funny)." (The Times)
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin (The Royal Opera)
Simon Keenlyside (Eugene Onegin); Krassimira Stoyanova (Tatyana); Elena Maximova (Olga); Pavol Breslik (Lensky); Diana Montague (Madame Larina); Peter Rose (Prince Gremin);
"Simon Keenlyside in the title role brings virility to the unpleasant, usually buttoned-up hero. You can see why the teenaged Tatyana might fall for him, even if he is on the mature side. This Onegin delights in being louche, playful, arms folded, casual rather than stiff. He sings with flexibility, expression and, most of the time, a golden tone, suggesting more capacity for emotion than is usually evident: even brutes have their decent qualities." (The Observer)
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin (The Royal Opera)
Simon Keenlyside (Eugene Onegin); Krassimira Stoyanova (Tatyana); Elena Maximova (Olga); Pavol Breslik (Lensky); Diana Montague (Madame Larina); Peter Rose (Prince Gremin);
"Simon Keenlyside in the title role brings virility to the unpleasant, usually buttoned-up hero. You can see why the teenaged Tatyana might fall for him, even if he is on the mature side. This Onegin delights in being louche, playful, arms folded, casual rather than stiff. He sings with flexibility, expression and, most of the time, a golden tone, suggesting more capacity for emotion than is usually evident: even brutes have their decent qualities." (The Observer)