Le Ballet national du Canada

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John Cranko’s extraordinary Onegin is a ballet which the very best artists of our age aspire to perform. A dance drama beloved for its rich characterization, musicality and passionate vocabulary, Onegin is based on Alexander Pushkin’s 19th-century verse novel Eugene Onegin and tells a nuanced story of unrequited love. Onegin is set to a gorgeous selection of music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and was redesigned in 2010 with period sets and costumes by Santo Loquasto and lighting by James F. Ingalls.

Bande-annonce d’Onéguine

L’histoire

Eugene Onegin, an urban aristocrat, visits the countryside out of boredom and attracts a young woman, Tatiana. When Tatiana expresses her love for Onegin in a letter, he rips it up and amuses himself by flirting with her sister Olga, fiancée to his friend Lensky – an act of casual cruelty that ends in tragedy. Many years later Onegin and Tatiana meet again and he realizes that he has loved her all along. But Tatiana rejects him, knowing their time has passed.

Synopsis

Cinq choses à savoir

1. 1Dancers the world over love Onegin, particularly the most experienced artists who – in the words of Artistic Director Hope Muir – can bring “all of their knowledge and passion and deep understanding of stagecraft to these roles.”
    
2. 2Five dancers are making debuts in the dramatic lead roles. Their coaches – former Principal Dancers Rex Harrington and Xiao Nan Yu – were iconic as unrequited lovers Onegin and Tatiana, with Rex having partnered Nan in her exquisite 2000 debut.
    
3. 3Principal Dancer and Choreographic Associate Guillaume Côté is performing for the last time as Onegin, a role close to his heart. His interpretation is elegant and intense, reflecting his consummate artistry at this stage of his career.
    
4. 4Onegin has a rare musicality owing to its special arrangement of music by Tchaikovsky. The result, says Music Director and Principal Conductor David Briskin, “is a pastiche of gorgeous and expansive Russian melodies that weave their way through the emotional world that Onegin explores.”
    
5. 5Even the design of Onegin is stunning, with its richly toned costumes, icy birch trees and sumptuous chandeliers. According to Hope Muir, “Onegin is an example of when all the stars align – music, design and choreography all stitched together by this incredibly story. You just never get tired of it.”

Watch and Explore

The Emotional Arc of Onegin

Onéguine, en bref

Guillaume Côté on Onegin

Jurgita Dronina on Tatiana

Voir la galerie

Read Hope Muir’s Reflections on Onegin
Read About the Glorious Music of Onegin

Le chorégraphe

Born in South Africa, John Cranko danced with The Royal Ballet and choreographed some of the finest examples of the 20th-century story ballet. Works such as Romeo and Juliet, Onegin and Taming of the Shrew are richly characterized, dramatic and musical, and are performed by the world’s top ballet companies.

Le compositeur

The late 19th-century Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky created some of the most popular works in the classical repertoire, particularly his three full-length scores for ballet: Lac des cygnes, La Belle au bois dormant et Casse-noisette. His work includes full-length operas, multiple symphonies and concerti.

Critiques

“An emotionally rich work of art” – The Globe and Mail

“A glorious, heartstring-touching sobfest of a ballet – complete with fatal duel – and the National’s dancers play it for all it’s worth.” – Toronto Star

“It's impossible not to get swept up in this foreboding autumn world… All things combined, this Onegin is pure magic” – The National Post

“Perfect marriage of movement and music” – The Ballet Review

Répartition des rôles

Eugène Onéguine
Guillaume Côté (22 novembre, 24 juin à 19:30 h)
Naoya Ebe* (23 novembre at 14:00/25 novembre at 19:30)
Christopher Gerty* (23 novembre à 19:30 /26 novembre à 14:00)
Larkin Miller* (25 novembre at 14:00)

Tatiana
Jurgita Dronina* (22 novembre, 24 at 19:30)
Koto Ishihara* (23 novembre at 14:00/25 novembre at 19:30)
Heather Ogden (23 novembre à 19:30/26 novembre à 14:00)
Svetlana Lunkina (25 novembre at 14:00)

Olga
Tina Pereira* (22 novembre, 24 at 19:30)
Emerson Dayton* (23 novembre at 14:00/25 novembre at 19:30)
Genevieve Penn Nabity* (23 novembre at 19:30)
Tirion Law* (25 novembre at 14:00)
Jeannine Haller* (26 novembre à 14:00 h)

Lensky
Harrison James (22 novembre, 24 h à 19:30 h)
Keaton Leier* (23 novembre at 14:00/25 novembre at 19:30)
Isaac Wright* (23 novembre at 19:30/26 novembre at 14:00)
Siphesihle November* (25 novembre at 14:00)

Prince Gremin
Ben Rudisin (22 novembre, 23, 24, 25, 26 at 19:30/23 at 14:00)
Donald Thom* (25 novembre at 14:00)

Madame Larina
Stephanie Hutchison^# (22 novembre, 24, 25 at 19:30/23 novembre at 14:00)
Alexandra MacDonald (23 novembre at 19:30/ 25 novembre, 26 at 14:00)

Infirmière
Chelsy Meiss (22 novembre, 24, 25 at 19:30/23 novembre at 14:00)
Stephanie Hutchison# (23 novembre at 19:30/ 25 novembre, 26 at 14:00)

* Début
^# Artiste invité

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Crédits

Three Act Ballet by John Cranko
D’après le roman par Alexandre Pouchkine

Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Arranged and Orchestration by Kurt-Heinz Stolze

Set and Costume Design: Santo Loquasto

Lighting Design: James F. Ingalls

Mise en scène par : Jane Bourne

Supervised by: Reid Anderson

Droits d’auteur : Dieter Graefe

Première mondiale : Stuttgart Ballet, Stuttgart, Germany, 13 avril, 1965

Première du Ballet national du Canada : O’Keefe Centre (now Meridian Hall), Toronto, 14 juin, 1984

This production entered the repertoire on 19 juin, 2010.

Onéguine est généreusement appuyé par un ami anonyme du Ballet national.