I loved reading this review. I was converted to watching ballet on 26th May 1984 by watching London Festival Ballet (now ENB) performing Onegin at the Coliseum in London. Years later I found the programme and realised why I had been so overwhelmed - I had seen Marcia Haydee and Richard Cragun guesting with the company. In the next few years I saw the ballet many times and have seen it performed by a number of different companies. I've always loved it but your breakdown of the ballet has summed it up perfectly. For me, it is a ballet which overall is more than the sum of its parts. Thank you
I loved reading this review. I was converted to watching ballet on 26th May 1984 by watching London Festival Ballet (now ENB) performing Onegin at the Coliseum in London. Years later I found the programme and realised why I had been so overwhelmed - I had seen Marcia Haydee and Richard Cragun guesting with the company. In the next few years I saw the ballet many times and have seen it performed by a number of different companies. I've always loved it but your breakdown of the ballet has summed it up perfectly. For me, it is a ballet which overall is more than the sum of its parts. Thank you
I think you’re right, it is
You hit the nail on the head about the "Onegin" ballet lacking nuance.