The Met: Live in HD presents Eugene Onegin on May 19th

Pre-screening talk with Orin Grossman, PhD: 12 p.m. 

This free pre-screening talk will take place in the Quick Center’s Wien Experimental Theatre. 

Quick Members enjoy priority seating.  

Following her acclaimed 2024 debut in Madama Butterfly, soprano Asmik Grigorian returns to the Met to star as Tatiana, the lovestruck young heroine, in Tchaikovsky’s passionate adaptation of Pushkin’s Eugene Onegin. The production also features baritone Iurii Samoilov as the urbane Onegin, who realizes his affection for Tatiana too late. Directed by Tony Award-winner Deborah Warner, the Met’s evocative staging has been praised for its rich detail and emotional depth.  

Tchaikovsky’s luminous score captures the sweeping emotions of first love, regret, and lost opportunity, with unforgettable highlights like Tatiana’s heart-rending Letter Scene and Onegin’s despairing final aria. Set against a vivid backdrop that moves from rural Russia to St. Petersburg’s glittering society, this stirring production beautifully brings to life a timeless story of love and heartbreak.