Onegin: Bavarian State Ballet

About the Event

Experience a modern classic: John Cranko's ballet on the story of Tatyana, who loses out on true love.

Created in 1965, the story of Tatyana, a young woman who falls in love with the arrogant dandy Onegin only to be cruelly rejected by him, has captured a worldwide audience from Beijing to New York. After almost 45 years in the repertoire of the Bavarian State Ballet, Onegin is a classic on a par with Swan Lake, and neither audiences nor dancers can ever tire of this choreography.

No great ballerina would pass up the opportunity to dance the lead female persona which, like no other role in classical ballet, allows its interpreter to demonstrate the development from an innocent teenager to a mature adult who must decide between desire and duty in a highly dramatic conflict.

Some credit must also go to Tchaikovsky, whose music accompanies the stage action. It's a testament to the composer that, having written many successful ballets, even his non‐dance music has been adapted to the stage.

Choreography: John Cranko
Set and Costume design: Jürgen Rose
Conductor: Myron Romanul

Soloists and corps de ballet of the Bavarian State Ballet
Bayerisches Staatsorchester