The last work of Anton Chekhov, and his most mature in poetic realism. It premiered at the Moscow Art Theatre in 1904, directed by Stanislavski, with Olga Knipper in the role of Arkadina.

The charm of this play lies in an indefinable fragrance, deeply hidden, which you must provoke to open the flower, but not violently, for the flower will wither.

The heroes in The Cherry Orchard are like all Chekhovian characters: good and consistent in their mediocrity, trapped in a dying world that they are unable to perceive.

Another characteristic of the Russian writer is his underlying humor, which he does not lose here, despite his health condition having greatly worsened.

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