Tchaikovsky tale to shine in high-def

Come watch this fateful romance unfold between lovestruck Tatiana and the imperious Onegin set in the late 19th century.

San Juan Community Theatre’s new HD-live program features the Metropolitan Opera’s first production of the 2013-2014 season, Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, Sunday, Oct. 6, at 2 p.m.

A co-production of the Metropolitan Opera and English National Opera, Eugene Onegin features Anna Netrebko and Mariusz Kwiecien as the lovestruck Tatiana and the imperious Onegin in Tchaikovsky’s fateful romance. Deborah Warner’s new production, set in the late 19th century, moves episodically from farmhouse to ballroom, with a powerful snowstorm providing the dramatic setting for the finale.

Tickets: $20 adults, $18 for SJCT members, $10 for student reserved, $5 student RUSH at the door. For info, box office hours, 378-3210, www.sjctheatre.org.