Ep. 65: Eugene Onegin Pre-Performance Lecture
\u201cAre you my guardian angel? Or a wily devil, a fatal tempter? My heart sinks with shame and terror\u2026 to your honor I entrust my destiny!\u201d So writes Tatiana in her famous letter to the man who has captured her heart - Eugene Ongein. She\u2019s puts her heart in his hands, but does he return the sentiment? Today we explore Tchaikovsky\u2019s EUGENE ONEGIN with lecturer Dr. Harlow Robinson, a Distinguished Professor at Northeastern University, and specialist in Soviet and Russian cultural history.