ODivaTina asked about whether mezzos sing Tatiana in Onegin.
My not totally expert answer is that everyone I've ever heard of singing the role is a soprano - most recently at the Met it was Catherine Malfitano. The Russian soprano Galina Vishnevskaya (for whom the soprano solo in Britten's War Requirem was written) was reportedly an acclained Tatiania in her time. I also remember the TV Metropolitan Opera production, which had Mirella Freni in the role.
Peggy
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