designer
12-03-2007, 06:17 PM
Hi, I'm new to this forum; I'm not sure I'm in the right forum for this question, but here goes: What did Tatyana's mother say (sing) in the introductory duet between the Mother and her Maid at the very beginning of the opera "Eugene Onegin"? The two were discussing being wed to men they didn't know through fixed marriages and they really hadn't known love but some other feeling developed over time. I think the word was "contentment" but I'm not sure. I thought this introduction set the tone for the reason for the opera. I'm not sure this duet or discussion is actually in Pushkin's poem of the same title. Please help.