Asmik Grigorian in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin

the performance that made me understand opera. i’ll never forget sitting up in the nosebleed rush seats at the met watching Grigorian embody Tatiana: the fierce fury of first love, heartbreak & regret. during the second intermission i went down to the box office and bought a ticket to the next day’s performance so i could see it all over again. “happiness was within our reach, so close…”