lamsalgado (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Hvorostovsky is incredible! What a voice!

yapolishka (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Perfect performance!!! Hvorostovsky has incredible talant!

tmtstudio1983 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

And also Onegin's face tension when Tatyana sings that high note before "I still love you" and how he reacts after that sentence really make a HUGE difference from an A++ grade performance to a B grade performance. As a singer myself, in many cases you can't be perfect in singing every note the ideal way you want, but the stage acting would make your singing more "ideal" and "perfect".

tmtstudio1983 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

It is like a magic that only one high note of Tatyana speaks her heart out, and the last note of Onegin creates the despair drama.

tmtstudio1983 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Fxxking excellent singing and acting! I am a musical theater performer, I really can feel that each notes of their singing, and each actions of their acting, devotes Onegin's firecely fire and Tatyana's deep love and conflict in her heart. And the music itself fxxking match this scene and create great dramas. I especially like Tatyana's high note before she sings "I still love you", and Onegin's last note when the orchestra play loud and create a strong drama there.

hazelmsmith (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

You are so right. I bought 2 copies!!!! I bought I Puritani as well.

148jules (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

It is available on dvd ... google it and you will find many options to purchase it. But your post was 10 months ago so you probably have it by now :-)

choochooboi (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

This is probably the best I've heard this sung.

trekkie2006 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

This is AMAZING!!! I wish I could see this live.

CHerbek (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Amazing!