The dandy with the pearl earring
Christof Loy directs Eugene Onegin in Madrid (****½) [stream]
One of the reasons why Eugene Onegin seems such an indestructible piece is the obvious quality of the libretto. What captivated Tchaikovsky was the simplicity of a failed love, of missed opportunities and the absurd tragic fact of a wasted life. Few in the audience will have never had to deal with a painful rejection as a perpetrator or as a victim, and it is precisely for this reason that we can identify so well with both Tatyana and Onegin.
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