From: Karen Mercedes
To: VOCALIST <vocalist>
Subject: Re: Eugene Onegin info?
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On Tue, 25 Jan 2000, Molly McLinden wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I just found that I will be singing Olga in an opera
> scene from Eugene Onegin for opera scenes this
> semester. Not only do I finally get to sing, but
> Lenski is going to be sung by one of my good friends!
> I am very excited, because I think it will be a
> challenge. I must admit I know little about this
> opera.
> Can anyone suggest a good recording with a fabulous
> Olga ?:)



I envy you! Olga is on my list of roles to learn - not a huge part, but a
fun one, and I love her aria.

The best recording of the opera - not just for the Olga (sung by Olga
Borodina) but for ALL of the performances - is the Philips recording
(Philips 438 235-2) with Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Nuccia Focile, Neil Shicoff,
and Borodina, as well as Irinia Arkhipova and some other notable singers.
Almost as good is the Deutsche Grammophon (DG 423959-2) which features
Anne Sofie von Otter as Olga, Thomas Allen as a truly hateful Onegin,
Mirella Freni as Tatiana, and Shicoff (again) as Lensky. Overall I prefer
the more recent Philips recording, which is pretty much universally
acclaimed as the best ever.


I also direct you to my page on EUGENE ONEGIN, the Novel and the Opera,
at:

http://www.radix.net/~dalila/info/onegin.html

Will you be singing it in Russian or English?

Karen Mercedes
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tho' none hear Beside the singer.
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