Onegin
Royal Ballet, 18th January 2020
Call it an occupational hazard, but there’s a danger when reviewing a work you love deeply of setting the bar impossibly high. Can the soprano singing the leading lady possibly match your favourite interpretation? Can the director bring something new whilst staying faithful to the plot? At least with the ballet Onegin, one doesn’t have to fret about the production: there’s only one and John Cranko’s creation is superb. Indeed, I wish The Royal Opera would employ Jürgen Rose’s gorgeous sets for a new production of Tchaikovsky’s operatic masterpiece. But there are times when a performance catches you off your guard, vaulting even your highest expectations. Tonight, Natalia Osipova’s Tatiana did just that.
Natalia Osipova (Tatiana)
© ROH | Tristram Kenton
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