“ Increasingly, I began to return to the classics. Why? Probably because it is interesting to observe precisely their transformations. The work is the same, but I am changing, and my attitude is changing. I am looking for answers to eternal questions, and then again fascinated by Onegin, then again I hate him. But, you know, not falling in love with Onegin played by Daniil Strakhov is simply impossible! What a clear hit in the image, and what a game! We sat pretty close, the actor’s facial expressions were clearly visible, just what I didn’t have for the first time. Again was on "Onegin.Show" and I want more! Very grateful to the actors themselves who risked to take the classics and create a masterpiece. The role of the author was played by Sergey Chonishvili - oh, what a voice! You can listen endlessly! For the first time, I somehow coolly appreciated the game of Irina Pegova, and now the actress has opened up, I was waiting for her to appear: here is a timid young girl in front of us, here is a letter written as if in delirium, in love fever, but nonetheless, very frank and an honest, but already matured socialite, but ... the same "dear Tatyana", who now has to hide her feelings. Yes, a lot has been removed in the production, the plot is given in large strokes, a dream and a duel are shown in general the video nearby. This performance is for a trained viewer who remembers the plot and can quickly scroll through all the missing scenes in his head. This performance is a reflection, a reflection on the fate of the heroes, on the possible or impossible endings ... Once again, proximity to the stage turned out to be important when you see the facial expressions of the actors, their game is perceived differently. Sergei Shnyrev played Lensky, it is amazing how the actor changed, how he managed to show the image of a young poet! The music of Alexei Aigi and his group "4'33" unites the plot, places accents, and disturbs the soul. You expect this music no less than replicas of heroes, and I always miss it! I haven’t heard enough, I need to go separately to a concert. The performance was in the Svetlanov Hall of the House of Music. Very nice room with amazing acoustics and comfortable places. I have already visited all the halls of the House of Music, everywhere there is good sound and decoration of the halls. In conclusion, I’ll say that this time we were with my husband, he wasn’t theatrical at all, pulling him somewhere is always a problem, but SAMI asks for tickets and is ready to go. He like it very much.

“ “How cool to spend the winter and go towards the upcoming spring?”, You ask. "Touch the most beautiful: music, poetry and theater!" - I will answer you. "Onegin" from SAMI is my third meeting with this most beautiful. A meeting in the beautiful Svetlanov Hall of the Moscow International House of Music in the company of an excellent cast: Irina Pegova, Sergey Shnyreva, Daniil Strakhova and Sergey Chonishvili. The plot of "Eugene Onegin" by the great A. S. Pushkin is certainly familiar to everyone from school. Someone didn’t understand the heroes, someone was worried with them, and someone just didn’t open the book ... But I think if what I saw and heard on the stage of the Svetlanov Hall of MMMD is shown to modern schoolchildren, then a volume " Onegin "will become a reference book for many. And I want to tell you, I really liked this version of the novel “Eugene Onegin”. The performance begins and ends with the talented music of Aleksey Aigi, tearing the soul and heart of the audience throughout the performance. Aigi's music is a new hero in the novel of the great classic, but not foreign, but uniting those on the stage and those who are in the hall. This is such a quintessence of everything that happens on the stage: it inspires and makes you think about many things. The performance begins all of a sudden with the final monologue of Eugene Onegin. Daniil Strakhov in this role is an ideal hit in the image of the Pushkin hero. You believe him. Sometimes you feel sorry. Tired, searching, disappointed ... either quickly, practically with a recitative, uttering his remarks, or stretching words, trying to convey them to everyone ... Vladimir Lensky - Sergey Shnyrev. So accustomed to your image that already from the first lines the boundaries of age and masculinity are erased ... and we see a naive and gentle "poet, a thoughtful dreamer ..." Irina Pegova –Tatyana. Tender and romantic. "... Wild, sad, silent, Like a forest doe, fearful." First, a touching and naive girl in love with unconsciousness. In the finale - a married, wise, although still romantic, woman. Tatyana’s Dream - a video, an interesting director’s decision. I do not like video sequences in theatrical productions, but in Onegin they do not distract from the performance, but immerse it in it. This is what a psychedelic effect on the viewer. Plus more music. I’m writing, but still goosebumps. And, of course, Sergey Chonishvili is the voice of Russia of the 21st century, which fascinates and delights. He reads for the Author, for himself and for that guy. Truly - the conductor of the play. How does he move around the stage, trying to convey to us the syllable of A. S. Pushkin in dance. Funny intersperses in the classic and well-known lines of the great novel sound funny epigrams of "our all". Thanks to the SAMITER and all the participants of the beautiful production for the opportunity to touch the beautiful.

“ I would not call this production traditional: the text of the novel is slightly shortened, but comments from my own account and Pushkin's epigrams are added. The music is amazing, the actors are not so much playing as they are reading the text from the stage, but they managed to get into the image so much that even knowing the plot thoroughly - well, and whoever does not know it - is experiencing it. An interesting solution with the insertion of the film at the place of Tatyana’s dream and a duel. If you are not afraid of the original reading and a bit of free handling of the classics, I recommend it.

“ Director Natalya Semenova, wonderful and beloved by the public actors: Sergey Chonishvili, Daniil Strakhov, Irina Pegova, Sergey Shnyrev and composer Alexei Aigi with their ensemble “4:33” made from a textbook work tortured by the school curriculum completely elegant, subtle, ironic, topical and a very interesting production. This is a close interweaving of the text of Pushkin's “Eugene Onegin”, the wonderful music of Alexei Aigi and the video sequence broadcast on the big screen behind the stage. There are a lot of projects that fit this description, but I have not seen such a level as at the SAMi Theater. So everything is professional, clever, so the performance grabs attention, so the music takes somewhere, giving the spectacular energy to the performance. Pushkin’s usual text was taken in fragments, episodes do not always follow in the same order as the author’s, emphasis has shifted, it has become unusual, interesting, unexpected. But Pushkin’s epigrams and comments “on my own” added to the text gave the text somewhere cheerful hooliganism, and somewhere philosophy. Daniil Strakhov, who played Onegin, perfectly showed all the confusion and despair of Eugene, who received an answer to his letter. An answer he did not expect. Sergei Chonishvili, speaking from the author, was the heart of this performance, IMHO. He told, commented, comforted the characters, argued with them, "conducted" the ensemble, in short, played constantly, bravely! However, everyone was good. That rare case, when all without exception. Each in its place. In general, I love Irina Pegova in all roles, and her Tatyana was no exception. I don’t know much about Sergei Shnyrev, but when I saw him, I was impressed by the game. And, of course, the SAMi Theater project would not have been such, not only without the beautiful and beloved actors, but also without Alexei Aigi and his ensemble “4:33”. His music is half the drive from the production. Even for her sake alone is already worth going to the play. Moreover, the music does not drown out the text, and the text does not drown out the music, and this is very cool. They only occasionally intersect, and for the most part go separately from each other. Aigi's music creates an amazing atmosphere, possessing some stunning energy. The video sequence was also quite curious. I would not call it a movie, here it’s just a projection with drawings by Pushkin, his handwriting, but there are also game inserts. Live actors on the stage more captured my attention, although the combination of what was on stage and what was on the screen sometimes got to the point very well. I am very pleased that I watched this performance.

“ It would seem that so many adaptations and productions were based on "Eugene Onegin"! It is not often possible to see something original in a positive sense. But the director Natalya Semenova and the artists of the SAMi Theater managed to show the whole depth and ambiguity of the novel in poetry, thanks to the original video, the music of the famous orchestra of Alexei Aigi and, of course, the brilliant cast. Four star artists: Daniil Strakhov, Sergey Shnyrev, Sergey Chonishvili and Irina Pegova, created unique images of the main characters of the novel. Daniil Strakhov - Onegin, who begins his role, suddenly, by reading his own letter to Tatyana - a scene from the end of the novel ... And then for an hour and a half the viewer will watch how exactly the venomous and cold dandy reached such a recognition. Sergei Shnyrev appears before us in the classical image of Lensky - a simple-hearted romantic with a butterfly on his neck. He is so naively in love with Olga, so sincerely considers Onegin his friend, that it is painful to watch him, knowing what his end will be. Irina Pegova seems completely unlike Pushkin’s Tatyana in type, more likely Olga. But, when she begins to speak on behalf of her heroine, BELIEVE her. Here she is - a young girl who writes her first love letter, here is the unfortunate lover rejected by Onegin, here she is frightened by a nightmare about the murder of Lensky, and here she is an adult princess. The image of Tatiana, perhaps, receives the greatest development in the novel, she is the only one who changes dramatically, while remaining herself. And, of course, the main character is the Author, whom Sergey Chonishvili introduced to us. How much is Pushkin in him, and how much is Sergey? Echidna, harsh, mocking, but so loving his characters and text. He allows himself to treat him very freely, throwing out pieces, inserting his remarks, brief explanatory reports or indecent quatrains - he screams, almost whispers. Together with the magical music of the orchestra, it is the author who helps to immerse himself in the plot as much as possible. It is noteworthy that the text of the novel was read almost entirely (in an hour and a half!), But did not like that several important points were not mentioned. Firstly, a visit to Tatyana Onegin’s library when she begins to realize that it’s not at all as perfect as she imagined, and her love becomes less “fanatical”. Secondly, the fact that Olga, after the death of Lensky, quickly married a visiting officer. And, thirdly, Tatyana’s transformation from a modest district girl into a “legislator of the hall”. Of course, it’s not enough to fit everything, but it seems to me that the extra 10-15 minutes in this case would go to the logic of the performance only to the benefit. In general, I am delighted, the audience around me, even the teenagers, was also delighted, the artists were called for an encore twice and presented a lot of flowers :) I highly recommend everyone to go: you are unlikely to re-read the novel in adulthood, and here to listen in such a wonderful performance and discover its new facets - I recommend.

“ I love Pushkin! All his work takes place on the sharpest edge of genius and mischievous hooliganism, which is so difficult to repeat! And Onegin in MMDM from the community of SAMI - the same - brilliantly hooligan, poetically piercing, loving - irrevocably! So, I’ll try to convey how it was: Onegin - of course Daniil Strakhov, the fans began to die already in the lobby, from Pushkin’s anticipation alone - Sergey Chonishvili. It seems to me that any of his movements, even his eyes, and everyone in the audience is subdued by the talent of this brilliant actor, they begin to catch his every movement! Lensky - Sergey Shnyrev. The whole audience laughs when it comes to curls to the shoulders, which he doesn’t have at all (the actors don’t dress in elaborate costumes, there are no wigs, no makeup, no scenery). But the directorial and acting work creates a masterpiece - a striking hit of the image of Lensky! Irina Pegova - Tatyana (she is Olga - in the video, which is logical - all the same sisters), without which there is no major conflict in Onegin (second Onegin-Lensky) Music by Alexei Aigi and the Ensemble “4'33” ”- artists all time is on stage, this is a special highlight of the theater - as always exciting, brilliant! Sometimes I was torn where to look - at the actors, at the musicians or on the screen. The film shot for the performance deserves special praise - it’s cool done, mounted, and most importantly, meaningfully expressive, enriches the performance very much! Of course, “Onegin” in the presentation of Natalia Semenova (director and artistic director) is not a role reading from “My Uncle the Most Honest Rules ...” to the finale. Rather, an analysis of the characters, a conflict if you like, the Game begins with Onegin’s letter, ends with a sudden remark from Pushkin-Chonishvili and laughter in the hall. The stanzas go out of order, being entangled in a bizarre whirlwind with melodies, scenes on the screen, dialogs, clear water, meaningful and even musical hooliganism, psychiatrist comments and explanations from the author. It’s impossible to talk about the performance with a clear and prosaic text, this is the case when it’s better to see it once (now this opportunity will only be February 29, 2020, just don’t delay the purchase, there will be no places at the time of the performance)! Full House Triumph Long applause and I continue and continue to applaud “Onegin” standing!

“ Onegin from SAMITE Theater - brilliantly hooligan, poetically piercing, loving - irrevocably! Onegin - of course Daniil Strakhov, fans began to die already in the lobby, from Pushkin's anticipation alone - Sergey Chonishvili. It seems to me that any of his movements, even his eyes, and everyone in the audience is subdued by the talent of this brilliant actor, they begin to catch his every movement! Lensky - Sergey Shnyrev. The whole audience laughs when it comes to curls to the shoulders, which he doesn’t have at all (the actors don’t dress in elaborate costumes, there are no wigs, no makeup, no scenery). But the directorial and acting work creates a masterpiece - a striking hit of the image of Lensky! Irina Pegova - Tatyana (she is Olga - in the video, which is logical - all the same sisters), without which there is no major conflict in Onegin (second Onegin-Lensky) Music by Alexei Aigi and the Ensemble “4'33” ”- artists all time is on stage, this is a special highlight of the theater - as always exciting, brilliant! Sometimes I was torn where to look - at the actors, at the musicians or on the screen. The film shot for the performance deserves special praise - it’s cool done, mounted, and most importantly, meaningfully expressive, enriches the performance very much! Of course, “Onegin” in the presentation of Natalia Semenova (director and artistic director) is not a role reading from “My Uncle the Most Honest Rules ...” to the finale. Rather, the analysis of characters and their actions, conflict, if you want, a game with the author's text. Everything begins with Onegin’s letter, ends with a sudden remark from Pushkin-Chonishvili and laughter in the hall. The stanzas go out of order, being entangled in a bizarre whirlwind with melodies, scenes on the screen, dialogs, clear water, meaningful and even musical hooliganism, psychiatrist comments and explanations from the author. Full House Triumph Long applause and I continue and continue to applaud “Onegin” standing!

“ "Onegin" - again originally from the theater SAMI. How will you surprise the audience now? How to set the classics? Perhaps for someone the author’s interpretation is absurdity and stupidity, for someone a new life, attracting young viewers. Should the theater be conservative or modern? These and many other questions are raised by art critics and literary critics. What is my opinion? I attended the fashion show "Onegin" staged by the SAM Theater in the House of Music. A little ambiguous impression arose immediately after watching, but now I understand that this version is boring, interesting and unusual, a love story taking place today. And the school generation is happy to watch this performance, which in the new reading is a kind of best seller for adolescents of this era. Thus, the classic does not die and does not gather dust on the shelves of libraries, withstands the test of time. With great joy I remembered the lines of the poem, which I had learned by heart, but did not open from childhood: "Who are you, my guardian angel, Or an insidious tempter? But so be it! My fate from now on I hand you the tears, Before you I pour tears, Your protection I beg ... "These simple, timeless words, how many feelings they evoke now, when you live them meaningfully and savor each word, when you do not need to cram them into tomorrow's lesson in literature. After all, Pushkin is also nostalgia for school and childhood. Talented actors known for their films act as Onegin, Lensky, Tatyana, and Author. Sergey Chonishvili is incomparable, Irina Pegova is spontaneous and attractive, Sergey Shnyrev is ardent, and Daniil Strakhov is simply beautiful. I really liked the musical accompaniment of the performance, the lively humorous beautiful orchestra of Alexei Aigi, to the concert of which I would go with great pleasure. “There will be no intermission!”)) And the beautiful stylish video projections on the big screen inspired me.

“ It is obligatory for viewing)) A bright, dynamic reading of an immortal work by 4 brilliant actors. It will not be boring! The musical accompaniment of Alexei Aigi and "4.33" fit perfectly into the outline of the story. Daniil Strakhov shines, although I'm not his fan. Sergey Chonishvili - my endless love! What is his divine voice 😍 Irina Pegova and Sergey Shnyrev - charismatic and memorable. Boring classic!

“ Live music. The orchestra cheerfully enters, enhances the drama and gives the performance optimism. Composer Alexei Aigi, on the stage with his Ensemble "4:33" creates. It is as biting and poetic as Pushkin himself. You will pay attention to him when you watch the play. The cast draws attention. Sergey Chonishvili as an unreliable or reliable narrator, he decides. It seemed that the real Sergey was such a boy, who was able to empathize, support and at the same time was serious. I caught myself thinking that for a moment I stopped delving into phrases, I just enjoy my voice. And not only Sergey, Irina Pegova is a single star on the stage, the only woman, and also the only woman who can play Tatiana so subtly. Of course, the arrows Daniel Strakhov and Sergey Shnyryov make us pay attention to ourselves. Unique types, strong, meaningful. For such a statement had to answer the director Natalia Semenova three times called on the bow. The audience is delighted, I hope the actors enjoyed playing for such an audience.

“ A fresh look - "Onegin" in the variation of the "Commonwealth of actors, musicians and ..." (SAMI). The performance is deceptively simple. No decorations (only a huge screen at the back of the stage). No costumes. Actually, there is no obvious scenography either. There are four actors in quite modern clothes who stand on the stage more than they sit and sit, more than they walk. And the text, the same Pushkin, familiar to the last comma. It would seem that. But no! The text (both Pushkin and the Author) is played with the viewer: they sometimes beckon the familiar “My uncle of the most honest rules ...”, then they confuse, starting from the end, mixing scenes and events, then they make me feel lost in the maze of phrases ( ? Or Pushkin, but I do not remember? Or not "EO"? And who said that ?!). And what a face! What voices! These people do not need costumes and makeup, they know a different secret of reincarnation. Irina Pegova, Sergey Chonishvili, Daniil Strakhov and Sergey Shnyrev exist in the “gave a free novel” and in our reality. They conquered the hall immediately, not giving a chance to escape for a minute, from the first to the last word spoken from the stage. And, of course, music. Also on the verge between here and there, now and sometime. The composer Alexey Aigi wrote his Onegin, without losing the roots and connections. The music and the ensemble that plays it live, right on the stage, are full participants in the action. During this performance, I was presented with Pushkin. The eternal hooligan, who died unacceptably early, and a 220-year-old monument to himself. The head of the school textbook and "son of a bitch." Genius And why am I all this? It is urgent to re-read "Eugene Onegin"! And find those texts that "non-Pushkin"! And look again!

“ Surely each of us remembers from school at least a few lines from the Pushkin novel in verse “Eugene Onegin”. This is perhaps the most sought-after work from all Russian classics: films are shot, operas and ballets are staged. The drama theater is also not lagging behind - for a year I saw three performances of “Eugene Onegin” on the stages of Moscow theaters. And here is the musical-poetic composition of the “Commonwealth of Actors, Musicians and ... (SAMI)” which was put by Natalya Semenova. As a result, it was not just the reading of poems in roles to music, but the comprehension of the Pushkin text, reflections on the characters and the fate of the characters. The play sounds not only the text of "Eugene Onegin", but also Pushkin's epigrams, and the poet's comments on the novel. On stage are a brilliant quartet of artists: Sergey Chonishvili (author), Irina Pegova (Tatiana Larina), Daniil Strakhov (Eugene Onegin), Sergey Shnyryov (Vladimir Lensky). And Pushkin is a full-fledged hero here - he comments on the actions of the characters, then enters into a dialogue with them. But not only Pushkin’s characters are present on the stage, but also Alexei Aigi’s group “4'33" "- an integral part of the play and the fifth participant of the performance. In addition, the performance is also accompanied by specially made short films giving additional depth to the action. B the result is a polyphonic composition enveloping the audience and sucking in the whirlpool of feelings, passions and thoughts. The performance is permeated with admiration and respect for Pushkin’s talent, which is presented here both ironic and sensitive to them, worrying about their heroes. The play takes only an hour and a half, but during this time, the characters of “Eugene Onegin” become closer and clearer to us - they begin to be perceived as our contemporaries, almost like close friends. And indeed for almost two centuries that have passed since the day of the novel's release, people didn’t change much - love, death, loyalty and betrayal worry us just as much as people of the eighteenth century.The fantasy of the director, the skills of the actors, the talent of musicians makes this performance absolutely wonderful and unforgettable.

“ Throughout the performance on stage, the Ensemble "4:33" by Alexei Aigi. These people conquered me! Starting with the fact that each of the performers is incredibly charismatic and ending with how they perform incredibly beautiful music, which can be very useful, it complements this or that scene of the performance. Bow and bravo! About the play. Despite the fact that the author’s text by A.S. Pushkin saved, this is not a classic statement. Rather, the combination of the main fragments of the novel, music, video series, Nabokov’s comments and even a small rap on Pushkin’s poems. The video series, in most cases, was not at all close to me. I suppose the idea was to convey to the audience certain feelings and associations, but my brain stubbornly discarded all this and refused to associate anything. But the association of Pushkin’s image of Onegin perfectly coincided with the image of the artist Daniil Strakhov. Outwardly attractive, serious, stately, proud, at the same time somewhere deeply hidden, but feeling sadness, despair, longing and loneliness. Deadly cocktail! No doubt - this is the true Onegin! But how does Sergey Shnyrev look very courageous to play Lensky? Intelligent, educated, beautiful - yes, philosopher - yes, noble - yes, but “a poet, a thoughtful dreamer” ?, naive ?, “curls black shoulder”? - no, no and NO. Sergey Shnyrev is a good cartoon for eighteen-year-old romance Lensky. The author - Sergei Chonishvili - luxurious, ironic, internally free, with a velvety, pleasant, recognizable voice, also, in my opinion, perfectly matches the image. Irina Pegova, bursting with energy, mischief and pressure, did not seem to me like Tatiana. This is not a timid thin doe, fragile and sad, which Tatiana seems to be. But each director probably has his own vision of the characters. Artists read the text without pathos, without false, nonbanal, with an inner deep understanding. You hear so much! And at the same time, again and again you are convinced that a lot of this novel is “for all times”.

“ When is the performance considered successful? When, after viewing it, I want to become better, more beautiful, kinder, to do something useful. That such an impression on me was made by the play “Onegin” from the creative association “SAMI Theater”. Director Natalia Semenova, a great clever. What is in this performance? Magic and magic. The well-known texts of Pushkin and the unknowns of Nepushkin, the music of talented Alexei Aigi and his ensemble 4'33, the velvety voice of Sergey Chonishvili, the Onegin-Lensky opposition, played by Daniel Strakhov — Sergei Shnyrev, the girlish intonations in Irina Pagovoy’s voice. Behind the actors is a screen on which a video series specially created for the play is being projected. Aigi turns around in his chair with his back to the viewer and follows the image. Time! The screen fades, Aigi swings his bow from the violin sharply, the music stops, Chonishvili scribbles an automatic burst of Pushkin's rhymes, the voices of other actors connect to it and the drama unfolds. This contrast between Onegin and Lensky comes to the fore, so the duel becomes the apotheosis. Why did Onegin kill his friend Lensky, well, why ?? After all, he did not do anything wrong to him. More like the accumulated irritation from the village life, from the lack of work and business, from the lack of a woman who could support, light stress from Tatiana's ingenuous confession and her expectations. And most importantly, from SKUKOTY, everything is boring, nothing is interesting. Fearfully. The performance is very strong, famously twisted. I saw in the hall of teenagers. As a first acquaintance with the work will not work, but more for those who want to be surprised by the new approach to the classic material. Something like this.

“ It was interesting to see talented actors and musicians on stage. Excerpts from the novel were read by Sergey Chonishvili, Daniil Strakhov, Sergey Shnyrev and Irina Pegova. I liked very much, touched the musical part of the program performed by Alexei Aigi and ensemble 4'33 for the soul strings. I would also like to note the video series. He quite tactfully fit into the production, did not delay much attention on himself, and neatly supplemented the plot. Initially, I tried not to perceive the actors reading the text of Pushkin as heroes of the novel. And the images of Tatyana and Lensky did not try on I.Pegova and S.Shnyrev. These actors talented, bright and emotional (especially S. Shnyrev) told the viewer about the experiences, feelings of the characters, but not associating themselves with them. At least that's how it felt, saw and heard by me. A little internally argued with Irina). In some passages for my taste the text was unreasonably quickly read. (I played Tatiana on the stage, of course, at school) and dared to compare))). For these nostalgic school memories a special thanks to the # SAMA-Theatre team. But it’s impossible not to see Onegin in Daniel Strakhov. Full compliance with the image of the hero. Onegin, I recognized you.) It is amazing how, like Daniel, without changing suits and make-up, it turns out to change the look during the performance: from a cynical, self-satisfied, well-groomed handsome to an exhausted, suffering, who lost something important in a person's life. Daniel is a very good actor, many years ago he conquered us with his girlfriend Dorian Gray in the theater on Malaya Bronnaya. I was glad to see D. Strakhov in the image of Onegin. And, of course, in the production of "Onegin" is beautiful Author. Mimicry, gestures, intonation, irony ... Voice of Sergey Chonishvili! You can listen to it endlessly. He fascinates, fascinates and immerses in the plot. All the energy from the actor is incredible! When musicians played, he conducted and danced. He was next to the heroes, now he empathized, sometimes laughed, then ironically, then condemned. The present Author, bravo! The inserts were also funny - caustic comments and jokes on the subject of Pushkin’s works. I liked the performance very much, it was nice to remember my favorite work at school and see it in a new way, hear it and feel it.

“ I don’t go to the adult theater very often, rather rarely! I'm more on concerts! And if I go to theaters then to musical performances! So it turns out lately! I love music! This probably explains my delight from this performance! "Onegin" from SAM (Commonwealth of Actors, Musicians and ..) in the House of Music! Having read in the program that “music is a separate, special hero of the story.” I thought yes, yes, yes, we will see, we will listen! But when the ensemble 4.33, under the direction of Alexei Aigi, struck, everything became clear! Clearly this is my new love! You know that feeling when the soul turned and then rolled up? Well, here it is! In general, all the musical compositions from Onegin really want to drag yourself to the playlist! And listen, listen, listen ... Or, together with the video series, review them as clips! Video series is chic by the way! Very interesting move - to show the key scenes of the piece in this way! The first impression was that this is a fairy tale to the accompaniment of an orchestra! Do you know now many such projects !? Where the orchestra plays, the actor reads and still sand animation background! Well here without sand, but a fairy tale! For adults! ☺ Actors! I went to see Irina Pegova! I love her, since the days of “Walk” Alexei Teacher! Now I love even more! How she could show Tatiana's transformation from a timid girl to a woman who was held! In appearance changed a couple of strokes: a necklace, but a hairstyle is stricter! And as if two different people! Sergey Chonishvili plays the author, comments, which help to better understand the meaning, it is obvious for people like me, who vaguely remember the original! Well, what is his voice! Oh, crawl! And his dancing! I would, on the site of the organizers, make a dance floor, because looking at Sergey’s fiery dances, I also want to start dancing! Daniel Strakhov (Onegin) and Sergey Shnyryov (Lensky) 100% hit in the images! Two opposites that were destined to meet! And of course BRAVO director Natalia Semyonova! After all, it was thanks to her that they organically joined together: the brilliant text of Pushkin, the amazing music of Aigi and the magnificent acting game of Pegovoy, Chonishvili, Strakhov and Shnyreva! I liked the theater hall in the House of Music! It is small and with a good rise in the amphitheater! With 3 rows of the amphitheater it was seen perfectly!

“ “Tatiana (Russian soul, Not knowing why) She loved the Russian winter with her cold beauty ...” we wondered back in school. And now, this memorized text, I hear from the lips of Irina Pegovoy. With such penetration, she reads him that, until the end of the performance, the pain for Tatiana’s fate does not let go. Yes, she sincerely loved and honestly confessed to Onegin (Daniel Strakhov), but he nobly refused ... Years later, Onegin saw her already held, with titles. And now he is writing a love letter to Tatiana. To which Tatyana responds with a pain in her heart: “I love you (why be cunning?) But I am given to another; I will be faithful to him all the time. ”The image of a married Tatiana — a long dress, a black necklace, and collected hair — is accurately shown. “Onegin” in MMDM is not just a school play. This is the music of Alexei Aigi and the Ensemble "4'33 ''", which acts as a separate hero of this story. It conveys all the passion and pain of the love of heroes. This kinorad, which goes in the background and proves once again that the story, written in the 19th century, is relevant now. We are all a bit Onegin, Tatiana, Lensky (Sergey Shnyrev). Sergey Chonishvili, whose voice is the official voice of the STS channel, is telling the story on behalf of the Author, bewitching with his timbres. His charisma captivates the plot to the end of the performance. I was sitting not far from the stage and saw all the emotions of the actors, even tears somewhere ... Bravo to the director Natalia Semyonova for a brilliant production! Definitely go watch! Once again BRAVO !!!

“ Reading the reviews of the audience, I could not understand why almost all of them were looking for portrait resemblance of actors with characters of the novel and “condemned” the director's choice of Irina Pegova for the role of Tatyana (plump) and Sergey Shnyreva for the role of Lensky (too old). But Daniel Strakhov for all is just the perfect Onegin. But Strakhov disappointed me ... I can not say that it was his fault or the director, but the image of his constrained, without emotional Onegin (even already in love with Tatiana) was so unconvincing !!! I love this actor, I saw his theatrical works (for me he is the best Dorian Gray), but here something, from my point of view, did not work out .... Sergey Shnyrev was just beautiful (with what kind of irony he played the role of an enthusiastic poet Vl. Lensky !!!), but he was offended enough - he was killed in a duel ... I liked Irina Pegova very much, who presented herself in two images of her heroine - a village girl who read French novels and secular ladies. With minimal make-up only intonationally, during the time of the action, it changed simply beyond recognition! Bravo!!! But, first of all, Sergey Chonishvili and Aleksey Aigi "lit"; this performance would not have taken place without them !!! The music of Alexei Aigi and the performance of it by the composer himself and his ensemble provide the emotional intensity of the whole action. From time to time there was just mad energy from the stage !!! Sergey Chonishvili ... Oh, this audible voice heard daily from the TV !!! Oh, this is an unsurpassed skill so free on the stage !!!! The performance looks at one go. It turned out that Natalia Semenova is very stylish, ironic, alive !!! Her nontrivial reading of the novel fascinated me !!!

“ An unexpected acquaintance with the project "SAMI". Classic in a modern way, but still a classic. It is inexplicable, but charming. Just good actors, just read the text familiar to everyone from school years, simply ... Yes, not everything is so simple. A completely different view of things. A very different musical story. I would recommend visiting this particular setting to schoolchildren in order to understand and feel the beauty of the Pushkin syllable.

“ What can you say about Onegin? And about "Onegin"? :) You will say, Pushkin, and I will say Natalya Semenova - the director of the play "Onegin", which I visited yesterday and the House of Music. And again, I suddenly delighted. This is the second performance of this director. "Hamlet STORY", "Onegin" and still left to visit the "Magic of Music words." In the first performance, I had clear parallels with Onegin, although there were not even hints. Yesterday, this sense of interconnection grew into the conviction that it was a trilogy. I have already watched two performances. One left. Straight as a collection I collect. Guys, I recommend, if possible, go to three performances. Well, two for sure that I visited, I recommend. But, I repeat, things are strong, emotionally complex and make you think later. Children would not recommend to take. I really want to "Magic", there also plays Chonishvili, by the way. I will also go to the concert of Aleksey Aigi and the ensemble "4'33" in May, under whose arrangement these performances take place. Everyone who went with me to them, now fans of the musical group. :) And yesterday Sergey Chonishvili, Daniil Strakhov, Irina Pegova, Sergey Shnyrev performed on the stage. It was cool!!! .

“ I would like to thank the actors and musicians for their work! Fears - great! Wonderful performance! I really liked! Recomend for everybody !

“ The performance turned out to be both a revelation, and surprise, and pleasure. It was possible to guess only that it will be cool! High quality, original and spectacular. Form, feed and overall concept were completely unexpected. "Eugene Onegin". We all remember him from school. For me, in spite of all the passions, he was always something monumental, thorough, unhurried, like long winter evenings by the fireplace. And then suddenly they took and cut off most of the novel, leaving the very thing. A pair of Onegin’s dialogues with Lensky, a pair of Onegin’s monologues, a bit of Lensky, conversations with the author, who as if he hadn’t decided yet whether he would leave the novel or change something, creating the feeling that the novel is happening right here and now. And, of course, two famous monologues of Tatiana! Without them in any way. Not at all. So here. Surprisingly, in this condensed version of the novel fit almost entirely. On the contrary, such a concentration even more clearly highlighted each of the characters. The viewer was not distracted by the contemplation of nature, by philosophical reflections. The spectator intently caught every gesture, every sound, every word! Oh, what a word it was! The power of Pushkin's talent covered the head! Bliss! What a bliss it is to hear Pushkin when he is read so talented and with such love! And it is immediately clear why there are neither scenery, nor “epoch-appropriate” costumes in this performance. All this is superfluous! Superfluous, when there is the main thing: the genius of Pushkin and the talent of actors. To enhance the effect, only the video sequence and the magic of music by Alexei Aigi and Ensemble 4'33 "Thank you!

“ A date with "Onegin" turned out unexpected and exciting. There are probably two main surprises. The first - Pushkin text sounds great, not outdated at all. All household details and archaisms are discarded, left timeless and relevant. The second - the novel is not about what you thought about years ago, when you last read it entirely. And what is the reason - the stage interpretation or personal changes over the past years - I will not judge. Most likely, both. Suddenly, I realized that Onegin was a novel about the horror of idle life, without meaning, without purpose, without work. About how such idleness and laziness of the soul turns into tragedy and death. And the main line was Lensky, not Tatiana. There are four actors and eight musicians on stage. Pushkin - Sergey Chonishvili - wearily cynical. This is of course not Pushkin, but an appropriate and convincingly presented his hypostasis. Lensky - Sergey Shnyrev. In some places it is a young enthusiastic poet with the intonations of the early Yevtushenko, in places - a middle-aged actor, enthusiastically telling about his hero. Tatyana - Irina Pegova. Almost not at all Tatiana, often an actress telling about Tatiana. It is like. Onegin - Daniel Strakhov. The image was not understood, perhaps because Pushkin Onegin turned out to be very unexpected. The stage composition is for me five plus, although someone may be distorted by insertions (I think 10-20% of the text on the stage). The inserts seemed to me not only appropriate, but also contributing to the element of surprise: it is a pity that the sources of the inserts have remained unidentified. The music (Alexey Aigi and the ensemble 4'33) provides the emotional intensity of the whole action, and makes it more appropriate than the actors would have. But music was not enough for me. Most of all, I remember the moment when under the exclamation from the orchestra "intermission will not be" the musicians seem to be breaking free from the framework of the performance and soooo playing. Finally, the video sequence also carries part of the emotional load, Tatiana’s dream is amazingly resolved: not according to Pushkin’s text, but in accordance with its internal logic.

“ In a couple of words - this is such a sketch on the subject, quite original (solid cherries on the cake) and at the same time very laconic (just an hour and a half). So, if you are looking for something stylish, modern, rather short and conducive to a pleasant conversation to follow, then this is it. But keep in mind that if you have certain stereotypes in your head regarding the main characters of the story (and who do not have them), then for a start, the actors will bring down all the canons (well, almost everything) in terms of the image and character. When you (15 minutes later) get used to it, it turns out that you lack words first (Pushkin becomes more and more genius every year), then music (oh, here is SUCH music), then ironic remarks (because Sergei Chonishvili gives them out I want to listen endlessly), and in the end - in general there will be a little, and everything will end too quickly, and you just get a taste, and hang your ears, and your soul will tune in to the beautiful. Summary: Good. But a little. And I really want to reread Pushkin

“ The other day I visited the House of Music at the play "Onegin". In spite of the modern production and lack of scenery, four wonderful actors and the ensemble “4.33” made the performance unforgettable! Sarcastic author represented by Sergey Chonishvili with his unique timbre of voice, bored by Onegin performed by Daniil Strakhov, the exalted poet Lensky represented by Sergey Shnyrev and tender Tatyana played by Irina Pegovoy. Many are afraid to go on modern productions of classical works, because they believe that everything can be ruined. But, as you know, I love theatrical experiments. And I did not regret a bit! The SAM team was very careful about the Pushkin word, story and stories, and at the same time, the actors interleaved the story with their comments, inserted the famous quotes to the novel rather to the point - sharp, humorous, sometimes cynical. And you know, the performance has not lost anything from this, and I would even say that I won it very much! And the awesome music of Alexei Aigi and the ensemble “4.33” perfectly fit into the narration. If all this is combined, then we get a great performance “Onegin” - where the classics mixed with modernity, but it did it so neatly and imperceptibly that it absolutely did not cause rejection! Bravo!

“ It was very unexpected to hear Onegin's letter to Tatiana at the very beginning of the performance, unexpectedly and well, the non-standard supply of non-linear presentation attracted attention from the first minutes, and interest only grew. This is in fact not a performance, but something that was widely practiced earlier on stage venues - a literary and musical composition with the reading of a literary work by one or several actors and actresses with musical accompaniment and, possibly, video frames and dance numbers. "Onegin" read: Author - Sergey Chonishvili. Beautiful timbre of voice, as if created for reading; ironic, intelligent, strong, liberated image, powerful energy. Sergey danced to the music of the orchestra, conducted, as if unable to restrain the author’s inner creative power, bursting out and putting on the words, now the musical theme. Onegin - Daniel Strakhov. Very beautiful and elegant in appearance; cold, disappointed in the life of a sociopath, has long lost its meanings and goals and brutally avenges unwitting victims for his boredom. Tatyana - Irina Pegova. Sincere, impetuous, open girl, more timid in his youth and extremely strong, strong-willed, intelligent princess, denying Onegin. Lensky - Sergey Shnyrev. A comic but kind parody of a young poet who reads deliberately theatrical with howls and switches to a natural manner of reading, talking about Lensky from the side. They read excellently, the images are thought out, each word is felt, that what, how, why, is not a mechanical reading, but a real game with a deep understanding of images. I was already familiar with Alexey Aigi's music, he is a popular modern composer, the ensemble "4" 33 "played beautifully. In some places it seemed to me that an energetic dynamic musical theme is not always suitable for illustrating this story, but on the other hand it’s fresh, interesting You can listen to Tchaikovsky in the opera house, and unusual music seems to build a bridge between the past and the present. The video sequence is funny, it’s pages with Pushkin’s painfully familiar handwriting, illustrations for Onegin, and scenes with actors, as if from strange x dreams. The epigrams of Pushkin himself and a few comments were added to the text, as if looking from today.In general, a very pleasant impression, was delighted with the work of the actors and director Natalia Semenova, who treated the great text with such respect and love, liver, makes discuss the deeds and motives of the characters, admire the extraordinary poetic lyric digressions, psychological depth, light humor and the irony of the "sun of Russian poetry."

“ I looked at the Moscow International House of Music, another project directed by Natalia Semyonova - the performance “Onegin”. It is nice to hear Pushkin’s novel in poems, known from childhood, in a modern way. There are no scenery, no costumes of the XIX century, and only four actors play: Author Sergey Chonishvili Onegin Daniil Strakhov Tatyana Irina Pegova Lensky Sergey Shnyryov But there is music by Alexei Aygi performed by him and his magnificent ensemble “4`33``”. There is a video specially made based on the novel, there is light music. All this together makes it necessary to live and comprehend this Pushkin story again. I really liked Daniel Strakhov as an empty and cynical Onegin. Indeed, such a polished handsome man could easily turn the head of a romantic country girl, such as Tatyana Larina. And quite differently perceived now, in adulthood, the story of the duel between Onegin and Lensky, which occurred because of such a trifle as Onegin's flirting with Olga. Only 200 years have passed since the writing of the novel, and how society has changed! It is now difficult to even imagine that a man, because of minutely courting his bride, voluntarily went to a deadly risk! After all, the duel of those times is not a joke, then they were shooting almost from ten steps, and at that distance only the blind would not get into the enemy! But, it is necessary to think, in those days, men of the noble class vouched for their words and deeds with literally their own blood, and even life. Sometimes you wonder if it is good that now everything has changed? I got a great pleasure from the performance, I even wanted to re-read Pushkin again.

“ Great acting, everyone loved it! Unusually, fresh, bright, new rethinking of the classics. The performance is accompanied by beautiful music and video. I would like to recommend your favorite Pushkin as a fresh reading!

“ Perfectly! Amazing! It is necessary to present the classics to the Z generation in this way. I would be glad to see such a boring piece in my youth. And yes, it would be interesting to compare what is in the original, what was cut or added. Is it possible to call this event a full reading of a work? It is impossible. Concert? Not. This is a performance-concert, in which the actors read Pushkin's verses, and Aleksey Aigi and the Ensemble “4'33" "help our perception. And how the ensemble did it! Music is half the battle. It was also amazingly implanted music Emotions intensified: soaring up and galloping along the fields next to Onegin and Lensky on their horses. pompous suit They are here and not. Only the sounds of music and the voices of the readers. And from this symbiosis, the work, which of course is not fully read, the poem began to play, it came to life and became different. , not shaking the air. Honor was more expensive than a state, more than a passion ... Honor was an important component of the lives of women and gentlemen. Could they convey this actors? Did Irina Sergeyevna manage to bring something to the devs? Question. But I really want to believe that at least one of ten sank. Whether Chonishvili, Shnyryov and Strakhov were able to settle a grain of thoughts about honor in men's minds. There are no dull pink romantic notes in this reading. No romantic flyers of bored people. There is a sea of healthy skepticism, and subtle irony. And that is just fine!

“ A brilliant acting game!

“ She was going to go to the Kremlin for a concert on her mother’s day with a friend, but decided to stay a good mother and go with her 16-year-old son to Onegin. I never regretted it! Modern, unusual, beautiful play of actors, fascinating live music. Not reading a son instead of the usual "norms" convincingly said "I liked it!" Even recognized himself in Onegin. Then they discussed, argued, read at home passages that were not included in the performance. In my opinion, for the sake of it all was started. Thank you for the wonderful evening and bright impressions!

“ Seen. We know. Would go again! To hear and recognize what is sometimes said at too fast a pace. And again to have fun. Minus only one - in the device of the Mayakovsky Theater's hall - a very small angle of inclination, and in front of sitting large people close the viewing area. And this is still a performance! But there's nothing to be done, if only overhaul. :) And the performance is wonderful! Go! And the school program has nothing to do with it. Go for yourself! Leave the children at home. Let them read. :)

“ Onegin show - a classic in the modern rhythm. Familiar lines .. and unfamiliar characters characters. I wanted to read Pushkin again.

“ I really liked the play. The game of actors, music, video story. It is difficult to single out one or one person. Actors well done, this ensemble! And the music of Alexei Aigi is amazing

“ I liked the performance. Original, modern, rhythmic and effective! It was nice to see your favorite actors on stage. And Sergey Chonishvili's voice was simply fascinating! June 18, Irina Pegova also had a birthday - the spectators overwhelmed her with flowers and gifts))) The ovations did not stop for long! Thanks to everyone who worked on this show !.