Starring the incomparable Sergey Makovetskiy as the mature, older Onegin recalling his past, this acclaimed Rimas Tuminas production unfolds entirely within the memories and imaginations of Pushkin’s characters. Tuminas splits the narrative focus between past and present, reality and illusion, utilizing a brilliant double-casting choice that sets Makovetskiy’s world-weary reflection against a younger version of himself. The scale shifts with theatrical fluidity, moving from boisterous celebrations to lonely, intimate recollections. Every piece of the past is drawn together like the fragments of Tatyana’s love letter looming over Onegin’s chair.

Presented in Russian with English subtitles