Onegin " review by Luke Jennings

Royal Opera House, LondonJohn Cranko's 1965 ballet Onegin, based on Alexander Pushkin's narrative poem, is a compelling but dramatically flawed work. The story tells of mousy Tatiana, who falls in love with Onegin, a wealthy young poseur, and is cruelly spurned by him. Years later, after she has made an advantageous marriage, he returns and declares his love, but this time it is she who refuses him. The ballet's fine…

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