The Russian star soprano Galina Gorchakova leads a largely Russian cast in Tchaikovsky's popular opera of thwarted love.
Onegin spurns the advances of the young Tatiana, only to return some years later to declare his passionate love. But by then it is too late;
Tatiana has married Prince Gremin and, in one of the most emotional final scenes in all opera, is forced to reject the man she still loves.
Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, conductor Antonio Pappano Act 1; Act 2 Scene 1
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8.20 Act 2 Scene 2; Act 3
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