Letter Scene
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Letter Scene is a famous soprano monologue from Tchaikovsky’s opera "Eugene Onegin," in which the character Tatyana pours out her feelings in a passionate written confession of love.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
operatic aria
ⓘ
scene from an opera ⓘ soprano monologue ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter | Eugene Onegin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | novel in verse "Eugene Onegin" by Alexander Pushkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterAction | Tatyana writes a letter to Eugene Onegin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticArc | from hesitation to emotional abandon ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
character development
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love confession ⓘ |
| emotionalTone |
confessional
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introspective ⓘ passionate ⓘ |
| form | extended monologue ⓘ |
| genre | romantic opera excerpt ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| librettistsOfOpera |
Konstantin Shilovsky
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | late Romantic ⓘ |
| notableFor |
central place in the soprano repertoire
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demanding vocal writing for soprano ⓘ psychological depth of the heroine ⓘ |
| operaAct | Act I ⓘ |
| operaCatalogueNumber | Op. 24 (Eugene Onegin) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operaPremiereLocationOfWholeWork | Maly Theatre, Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operaPremiereOfWholeWork | 1879 ⓘ |
| orchestration | full orchestra accompaniment ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| partOf | Eugene Onegin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | lyric or lyric-dramatic soprano ⓘ |
| setting | Tatyana’s bedroom ⓘ |
| sungByCharacter | Tatyana Larina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textAuthor | Alexander Pushkin (adapted by Tchaikovsky and his librettists) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
emotional vulnerability
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romantic idealism ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCompositionOfOpera | 1870s ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext |
full staging of "Eugene Onegin"
ⓘ
standalone concert excerpt ⓘ |
| voiceType | soprano ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Eugene Onegin