Gay interpretation of "Eugene Onegin": I see this poem and opera as the depiction of the relationship between two gay lovers, Onegin and Lensky, socially unacceptable and bisexually intertwined; which turned tragic when Lensky threatened or hinted the disclosure, out of the heterosexual jealousy. "An opera for Putin: Eugene Onegin comes out queer."
“Eugene Onegin“ - Opera by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Best Gay "Eugene Onegin" on YT - Search inside image An opera for Putin: Eugene Onegin comes out queer - Slippedisc Visit Images may be subject to copyright. Learn More An opera for Putin: Eugene Onegin comes out queer Opera norman lebrecht April 01, 2024 New York’s Heartbeat Opera is staging a queer version of Tchaikovsky’s drama. Director Dustin Wills (pictured) says : ‘There’s a story here screaming to come out that I’ve never seen: the closest was Krzysztof Warlikowski’s “Brokeback Onegin” [in Munich], with lots of naked men in cowboy hats. I didn’t want to hit people over the head like that. Sexuality exists on a spectrum. Tchaikovsky’s recently-released letters show a very sophisticated individual dealing with his particular (for the time) issues with sexuality. That complexity brings a lot more to ‘Onegin’ than ‘boy meets girl, boy dumps girl, someone gets shot.’ In directing this, I think about my...