LONDON — In the summer of 1975, WWD reported that Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis made a rare appearance at the Metropolitan Opera House after the death of her shipping tycoon husband, Aristotle Onassis.

A packed and unusually buzzing house on Wednesday evening reminded one just how popular Onegin is. Which, in theory, might come as a surprise. After all, its creator, John Cranko, was not in the same ...

Cranko took the predictable love melodrama - I want you, I don't, actually I do, well now I don’t - and turned it into a full-length, three act ballet. It divides people - some love it, some less so.

John Cranko's Onegin returns to the Royal Ballet and Opera stage for a second block of shows this season, and it's largely good news for all involved. As a ballet it's accessible for audiences, and ...