Word: onegin
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...Eugene Onegin is presented on eight different days with two starring casts alternating shows. The cast consists primarily of current students, recent graduates and several music students and enthusiasts from surrounding areas. The orchestra is a mix of undergraduates, graduates and community members conducted by Lowell House tutor Channing...
...entirely voluntary student production, Eugene Onegin is an incredible feat of staging, organization and musicianship. The opera is three hours long and consists of seven different scenes, making staging even more challenging. But the crew still manages to create a cohesive, well-paced and entertaining production...
...tale of tragic unrequited love centers on Tatyana, portrayed by Jane Lynch ’03 last Friday. She is a daughter of the petty nobility stranded on a country estate and mired in reading romantic novels. When Onegin comes to visit with Vladimir Lensky, the beau of her sister Olga, Tatyana falls instantly in love with him. Thus begins the tragedy...
...Miles Rind’s Onegin falls far short. In contrast to Lynch, his sound is completely horizontal, making his changes of register barely noticeable. Moreover, his acting skills are unsuited to his role; he switches between only two facial expressions: a blank look of nonchalance and a mean scowl. The role is more complex than Rind represents and the lead vocal part requires considerably more tonal and dynamic variation...
...introduction to Tchaikovsky’s adaptation of Pushkin’s literature, the Lowell House Opera’s Eugene Onegin is a worthy production. There are a few starring operatic leads which stand out, while others are mediocre amateurs. On the whole, the show is a laudable effort well worth the experience...