La Scala on Screen: Evgenij Onegin
Part of our 2025/26 Live Arts Series; bringing live streamed and pre-recorded theatre, ballet, and opera to our cinema screen in full surround sound.
Teatro alla Scala presents a new production of Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece drawn from Pushkin’s novel in verse. Its debut in 1879 marked a turning point in Russian opera, abandoning historical tableaux and spectacular effects to paint an intimate portrait of a small group of characters.
The composer wrote: “Those for whom the first prerequisite of an opera is stage action will not be satisfied by it. Those, on the other hand, who in an opera are capable of looking for the musical illustration of everyday, simple, universally human emotions, far removed from anything tragic or theatrical, may (I hope) actually turn out to be satisfied with my opera.”
The music is entrusted to the youthful Timur Zangiev, who stepped into the spotlight when he replaced Valery Gergiev in the Pique Dame and was consecrated at the Salzburg Festival. Stage direction is in the hands of Mario Martone, now in his tenth La Scala production, returning to the Russian repertoire after the triumphant Khovanshchina of Mussorgsky in 2019: as then, set design is by Margherita Palli.
Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor: Timur Zangiev
Director: Mario Martone
Orchestra and Choir of Teatro alla Scala
Event Details
Tue 10 Mar
Doors Open at 6.45PM
Starts at 7.30PM
Running time: The performance lasts approximately about 2 hours 35 minutes, including interval/s
TICKETS
Adults: £20
Under 16’s: £10
Doors open 45 minutes before start time. Please arrive at least 15 mins before the performance begins.
Accessibility: Hearing Loop? YES Audio Description? NO
Location: Leconfield Hall, Market Square, Petworth, GU28 0AH