Ralph Fiennes to make opera directing debut in Paris with adaptation of Russian classic
Oscar-nominated British actor Ralph Fiennes, most not too long ago seen in Conclave, will make his opera directing debut in Paris subsequent season with Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin.”
The Paris Opera mentioned the manufacturing will run from 26 January to 27 February on the Palais Garnier and can star Boris Pinkhasovich within the title position, Ruzan Mantashyan as Tatiana, Bogdan Volkov as Lensky and Susan Graham as Madame Larina.
Fiennes, 62, starred within the title position of the 1999 film Onegin, primarily based on the identical Alexander Pushkin novel because the opera. The movie co-starred Liv Tyler and was directed by his sister Martha Fiennes.
“Eugene Onegin”, first revealed in serial type between 1825 and 1832, and follows a bored St. Petersburg socialite named Onegin, who inherits his uncle’s property within the nation. There, he meets a neighbouring landowner and aspiring poet, Lensky, and a widowed mom and her two daughters. A story of jealousy, duels and unrequited love ensues.
Semyon Bychkov will conduct many of the performances. Michael Levine designs the units and Annemarie Woods the costumes.
The Paris Opera 2025-26 season may have new productions of Verdi’s “Aida,” Wagner’s “Die Walküre and ”Siegfried” and Antonia Bembo’s “Ercole amante.”
Revivals embody Claus Guth’s staging of Puccini’s “La Bohème”, moved to a spaceship and planet floor, and John Adams’ “Nixon in China” with Renée Fleming and Thomas Hampson.
