Composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Librettists Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Konstantin S. Shilovsky Based On the novel in verse by Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 2004-2005 Language Russian Creative/Crew Conductor Ilan Volkov Stage Director(s) Johannes Schaaf Designer Peter Pabst Lighting Designer Manfred Voss Assistant Lighting Designer Andreas Frank Choreographer Bambi Uden Dramaturg Wolfgang Willaschek Chorus Director Ian Robertson Musical Preparation John Churchwell William Hobbs Carol Isaac Ernest Fredric Knell Paul Harris Jonathan Khuner Valery Ryvkin Svetlana Gorzhevskaya Supertitles Christopher Bergen Assistant Director(s) Roy Rallo Stage Manager(s) Lisa Anderson Cast Tatyana Elena Prokina Olga Allyson McHardy Madame Larina Susan Gorton Filipyevna Annett Andriesen Peasant Richard Walker Lensky Piotr Beczala Eugene Onegin Russell Braun Lucas Meachem(12/9) Zaretsky/Captain Ricardo Herrera Monsieur Triquet John Duykers Guillot Nicolas Papaiconomou Prince Gremin Gustav Andreassen Show Dates Wed, Nov 24 2004, 7:30pm Sat, Nov 27 2004, 8pm Tue, Nov 30 2004, 7:30pm Fri, Dec 3 2004, 8pm Sun, Dec 5 2004, 2pm Tue, Dec 7 2004, 8pm Thu, Dec 9 2004, 7:30pm Sun, Dec 12 2004, 2pm Time and Place St. Petersburg and environs, during the late 19th century Scenes Scene 1 -- The garden of the Larin estate Scene 2 -- Tatyana/s bedroom Scene 3 -- Another part of the Larin estate Scene 4 -- A ballroom in Madame Larina's house INTERMISSION Scene 5 -- Early morning on the bank of a stream Scene 6 -- A fashionable house in St. Petersburg Scene 7 -- A room in Prince Gremin's house Media Image Chorus, Eugene Onegin, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. San Francisco Opera, 2004-05. Photographer: Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble, Garden Scene Credit Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera Image Piotr Beczala (Lensky), Allyson McHardy (Olga), Eugene Onegin, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. San Francisco Opera, 2004-05. Photographer: Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera. Piotr Beczala (Lensky) and Allyson McHardy (Olga) Credit Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera Image Elena Prokina (Tatyana), Eugene Onegin, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. San Francisco Opera, 2004-05. Photographer: Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera. Elena Prokina as Tatyana Credit Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera Image Russell Braun (Onegin), Eugene Onegin, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. San Francisco Opera, 2004-05. Photographer: Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera. Russell Braun as Eugene Onegin Credit Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera Image Russell Braun (Onegin), Elena Prokina (Tatyana), Eugene Onegin, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. San Francisco Opera, 2004-05. Photographer: Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera. Russell Braun (Onegin) and Elena Prokina (Tatyana) Credit Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera Image Ballet, Chorus, Eugene Onegin, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. San Francisco Opera, 2004-05. Photographer: Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera. The Ballroom Scene Credit Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera Image Russell Braun (Onegin), Gustav Andreassen (Prince Gremin), Elena Prokina (Tatyana), Ensemble, Eugene Onegin, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. San Francisco Opera, 2004-05. Photographer: Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera. Russell Braun (Onegin), Gustav Andreassen (Prince Gremin) and Elena Prokina (Tatyana) Credit Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera Image Russell Braun (Onegin), Elena Prokina (Tatyana), Eugene Onegin, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. San Francisco Opera, 2004-05. Photographer: Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera. Russel Braun (Onegin) and Elena Prokina (Tatyana) in the opera's final scene Credit Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera Sponsors The performance of December 3rd is sponsored by Mumm Napa The performance of December 5th is sponsored by Saintsbury Winery The performance of December 7th is sponsored by Bank of America Acknowledgements This presentation is made possible, in part, by Mrs. Edmund W. Littlefield Notes Production owned by The Netherlands Opera, Amsterdam Actual wording: Opera in seven lyric scenes SUPERNUMERARIES Alec Page Nicolas Papaiconomou Paul Szczesiul (production super captain) Supernumeraries Alec Page Nicolas Papaiconomou
Image Chorus, Eugene Onegin, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. San Francisco Opera, 2004-05. Photographer: Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble, Garden Scene Credit Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera
Image Piotr Beczala (Lensky), Allyson McHardy (Olga), Eugene Onegin, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. San Francisco Opera, 2004-05. Photographer: Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera. Piotr Beczala (Lensky) and Allyson McHardy (Olga) Credit Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera
Image Elena Prokina (Tatyana), Eugene Onegin, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. San Francisco Opera, 2004-05. Photographer: Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera. Elena Prokina as Tatyana Credit Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera
Image Russell Braun (Onegin), Eugene Onegin, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. San Francisco Opera, 2004-05. Photographer: Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera. Russell Braun as Eugene Onegin Credit Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera
Image Russell Braun (Onegin), Elena Prokina (Tatyana), Eugene Onegin, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. San Francisco Opera, 2004-05. Photographer: Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera. Russell Braun (Onegin) and Elena Prokina (Tatyana) Credit Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera
Image Ballet, Chorus, Eugene Onegin, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. San Francisco Opera, 2004-05. Photographer: Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera. The Ballroom Scene Credit Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera
Image Russell Braun (Onegin), Gustav Andreassen (Prince Gremin), Elena Prokina (Tatyana), Ensemble, Eugene Onegin, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. San Francisco Opera, 2004-05. Photographer: Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera. Russell Braun (Onegin), Gustav Andreassen (Prince Gremin) and Elena Prokina (Tatyana) Credit Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera
Image Russell Braun (Onegin), Elena Prokina (Tatyana), Eugene Onegin, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. San Francisco Opera, 2004-05. Photographer: Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera. Russel Braun (Onegin) and Elena Prokina (Tatyana) in the opera's final scene Credit Larry Merkle/San Francisco Opera