Choreography and Production
John Cranko
John Cranko
Music
Peter I. Tschaikowsky, eingerichtet und instrumentiert von Kurt-Heinz Stolze
Peter I. Tschaikowsky, eingerichtet und instrumentiert von Kurt-Heinz Stolze
Stage and Costumes
Jürgen Rose
Jürgen Rose
World Premiere
13. April 1965, Stuttgarter Ballett
13. April 1965, Stuttgarter Ballett
Premiere of the revised version
27. Oktober 1967, Stuttgarter Ballett
27. Oktober 1967, Stuttgarter Ballett
Musical Direction
Mikhail Agrest / Wolfgang Heinz, Staatsorchester Stuttgart
Mikhail Agrest / Wolfgang Heinz, Staatsorchester Stuttgart
With his full-length ballet Onegin, John Cranko secured his place in the pantheon of great 20th century choreographers. Based on Alexander Pushkin’s dramatic verse novel „Eugen Onegin“, he tells the story of the arrogant and world weary aristocrat Onegin who rejects the love of the naïve country girl Tatiana only to realize - upon meeting her again years later - that in her he threw away the only woman who ever truly loved him. When he seeks her out to confess his love, Tatiana, by now matured and married to Prince Gremin, rejects Onegin although she secretly still loves him.

Onegin
Ch: John Cranko
Dancer: Friedemann Vogel
Ch: John Cranko
Dancer: Friedemann Vogel
Photo Stuttgarter Ballett

Onegin
Ch: John Cranko
Dancers: Alicia Amatriain, Friedemann Vogel
Ch: John Cranko
Dancers: Alicia Amatriain, Friedemann Vogel
Photo Stuttgarter Ballett

Onegin
Ch: John Cranko
Dancer: Alicia Amatriain, Friedemann Vogel
Ch: John Cranko
Dancer: Alicia Amatriain, Friedemann Vogel
Photo Stuttgarter Ballett

Onegin
Ch: John Cranko
Dancer: Alicia Amatriain, Friedemann Vogel
Ch: John Cranko
Dancer: Alicia Amatriain, Friedemann Vogel
Photo Stuttgarter Ballett

Onegin
Ch: John Cranko
Dancer: Alicia Amatriain, Friedemann Vogel
Ch: John Cranko
Dancer: Alicia Amatriain, Friedemann Vogel
Photo Stuttgarter Ballett

Onegin
Ch: John Cranko
Dancer: Alicia Amatriain, Friedemann Vogel
Ch: John Cranko
Dancer: Alicia Amatriain, Friedemann Vogel
Photo Stuttgarter Ballett

Onegin
Ch: John Cranko
Sancer: Alicia Amatriain, Friedemann Vogel
Ch: John Cranko
Sancer: Alicia Amatriain, Friedemann Vogel
Photo Stuttgarter Ballett