Lensky – tenor
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Lensky – tenor is the lyrical tenor role of the idealistic young poet Vladimir Lensky in Tchaikovsky’s opera *Eugene Onegin*.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character role in opera
ⓘ
operatic tenor role ⓘ |
| basedOn | Vladimir Lensky from Alexander Pushkin’s novel in verse "Eugene Onegin" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
idealistic
ⓘ
romantic ⓘ young poet ⓘ |
| commonRepertoireCategory | standard lyric tenor repertoire ⓘ |
| composer | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathScene | killed in a duel by Eugene Onegin ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
friend and rival of Eugene Onegin
ⓘ
tragic lover of Olga ⓘ |
| emotionalColor |
lyrical
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melancholic ⓘ tragic ⓘ |
| famousAria |
"Kuda, kuda, vy udalilis"
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Lensky’s aria (Act II) "Kuda, kuda, vy udalilis" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceOpera | 1879 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Maly Theatre, Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| librettist |
Konstantin Shilovsky
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | late Romantic Russian opera ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory | Russian ⓘ |
| notableInterpreter |
Ivan Kozlovsky
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jonas Kaufmann NERFINISHED ⓘ Neil Shicoff NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicolai Gedda NERFINISHED ⓘ Piotr Beczała NERFINISHED ⓘ Rolando Villazón NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergei Lemeshev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opera | Eugene Onegin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfSetting | early 19th-century Russia ⓘ |
| principalRoleIn | Eugene Onegin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationship |
acquaintance of Tatyana
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fiancé of Olga ⓘ friend of Eugene Onegin ⓘ |
| requiresSkills |
dramatic acting
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expressive pianissimo ⓘ legato singing ⓘ lyrical phrasing ⓘ |
| roleName | Vladimir Lensky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sceneHighlight |
duel scene with Onegin in Act II
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quartet and party scenes at Larina’s house ⓘ |
| standardCasting | sung by a classically trained operatic tenor ⓘ |
| typicalSingerProfile | light to full lyric tenor ⓘ |
| vocalRange | tenor ⓘ |
| voiceType | lyric tenor ⓘ |
| workGenre | lyric opera ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Eugene Onegin