Community Opera

2011: Eugene Onegin by Tchaikovsky

Day 1 - Eugene Onegin Rehearsal -188

Blackheath Halls Community Opera 2011: Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin

In 2011 we performed Tchaikovsky's masterpiece, Eugene Onegin, with Harry Fehr returning as Director and Nicholas Jenkins as Musical Director.

Director: Harry Fehr; Musical Director: Nicholas Jenkins; Designer: Tom Oldham; Lighting Designer Tim Bray; Costume Supervisor: Bryony Fayers; Assistant Director: Olly Platt; Repetiteur: Duncan Robertson

Tatyana: Kate Valentine; Eugene Onegin: Damian Thantrey; Lensky: Nicholas Sharratt; Madame Larina: Harriet Williams; Filipyevna: Linda Hibberd; Olga: Katie Slater

English Translation by David Lloyd Jones.

Reviews:

Click here to read Graham Rogers' review of the opening night of Eugene Onegin (The Stage Online).

Click here to read Nick Breckenfield's review of the opening performance of Eugene Onegin (The Classical Source).

Click here to read Simon Thomas' review of the second performance of Eugene Onegin (What's On Stage).

Video clips with the production team:

To see our youTube video of Harry Fehr talking about his involvement in the project, please click here.

To see our youTube video of Nicholas Jenkins talking about his involvement in the project, please click here.

To see our youTube video of Bryony Fayers talking about his involvement in the project, please click here.

Production Team:

Director: Harry Fehr

Musical Director: Nicholas Jenkins

Designer: Tom Oldham

Lighting Designer: Tim Bray

Cast list:

Tatyana: Kate Valentine

Onegin: Damian Thantrey

Lensky: Nicholas Sharratt

Olga: Katie Slater*

Madame Larina: Harriet Williams

Filipyevna: Linda Hibberd

Gremin: Andrew Greenan

M. Triquet: Panos Ntourntoufis*

Zaretsky: Simon Dyer*

Peasant: Simon Marsh*

Captain: David Matthews*

*student from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance

Pupils from Year 5 at Brooklands School; Pupils from 5G at John Ball School; Pupils from Charlton School; Pupils from Greenvale School

Laban Youth Dance Company

Blackheath Halls Chorus; Blackheath Halls Orchestra

 "What impresses me most about this ambitious large-scale production is the education and training which lies at the heart of it" The Stage

"What makes Blackheath Halls Community Opera so special is the involvement of a mass of local talent of all ages" Whatsonstage.com

This page was updated on: 27/09/2011