from Act III, Scene 1 of the Russian opera
Eugene Onegin by Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky
Libretto: Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky
Role: Prince Gremin, a retired general
Voice Part: bass Fach: lyric bass
Setting: a fancy ballroom in a house in St. Petersburg, Russia, late 1700s
Synopsis: Gremin explains to Onegin how Tatiana came into his life two years prior and filled his life with love and happiness. She is now his wife and he continues to be completely happy.