Eugen Onegin

Tatyana lives out in the country and all she knows about the rest of the world comes from books – until the world shows up on her family’s estate in the smug form of Eugene Onegin, and Tatyana’s world is turned upside-down. Onegin leaves a trail of destruction in his wake, breaking Tatyana’s heart and shooting his friend Lenski dead in a duel. From this point on, Onegin – the “superfluous man” – is left to flee from himself. Years later, he tries once more to forge a connection with Tatyana, who has since become a lady of high standing. Yet when he sees himself through her eyes, he becomes even more painfully aware of the emptiness of his life.

Photo © Bettina Stöß