Photos: Eugene Onegin

NUOVA Opera and Music Theatre Festival presents Eugene Onegin on June 15 and June 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the Oasis Centre, 10930 177 St., in Edmonton. The opera, based on the novel by Alexander Pushkin and composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, tells the story of a Russian aristocrat who heads to the countryside to escape the monotony of the city. He meets a young woman who falls for him but when Onegin does not return her affections, she turns to another.
Amanda Weatherall as Olga (left) and Ri