"Who wrote the book on which Tchaikovsky based his opera, ""Eugene Onegin""?"
Eugene Onegin (opera) Eugene Onegin (opera) Eugene Onegin (, "Yevgény Onégin"), Op. 24, is an opera ("lyrical scenes") in 3 acts (7 scenes), composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The libretto, organised by the composer himself, very closely follows certain passages in Alexander Pushkin's novel in verse, retaining much of his poetry. Tchaikovsky's friend Konstantin Shilovsky contributed M. Triquet's verses in Act 2, Scene 1, while Tchaikovsky himself arranged the text for Lensky's arioso in Act 1, Scene 1, and almost all of Prince Gremin's aria in Act 3, Scene 1. "Eugene Onegin" is a well-known example of lyric opera, to which Tchaikovsky added
Eugene Onegin (opera) true feelings. Onegin implores her to relent, but she bids him farewell forever, leaving him alone and in despair. Act 1<br> Act 2<br> Act 3<br> Source: Tchaikovsky Research Act 1 Act 2 Act 3 Source: Sung in English: Prince Gremin's aria «Любви все возрасты покорны» – "To love both young and old surrender" (Act III, Scene I) is partially hummed by the characters of Vershinin and Masha in Anton Chekhov's play "Three Sisters". Eugene Onegin (opera) Eugene Onegin (, "Yevgény Onégin"), Op. 24, is an opera ("lyrical scenes") in 3 acts (7 scenes), composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The libretto,