Actor Ralph Fiennes will make his opera directing debut in Paris next season with Tchaikovsky's 鈥淓ugene Onegin.鈥
The Paris Opera said Wednesday the production will run from Jan. 26 to Feb. 27 at the Palais Garnier and will star Boris Pinkhasovich in the title role, Ruzan Mantashyan as Tatiana, Bogdan Volkov as Lensky and Susan Graham as Madame Larina.
Fiennes, 62, has been nominated for three Academy Awards 鈥 most recently, 鈥 and one Emmy Award. The British actor won a Tony Award in 1995 for Shakespearesa国际传媒 鈥淗amlet.鈥 Fiennes starred in the title role of the 1999 movie 鈥淥negin,鈥 based on the same Alexander Pushkin novel as the opera. The film was directed by his sister Martha Fiennes.
Semyon Bychkov will conduct most of the performances. Michael Levine designs the sets and Annemarie Woods the costumes.
The Paris Opera 2025-26 season will have new productions of Verdi's 鈥淎ida,鈥 Wagner's 鈥淒ie Walk眉re and 鈥漇iegfried" and Antonia Bembo's 鈥淓rcole amante.鈥
Revivals include and John Adams' 鈥淣ixon in China鈥 with Ren茅e Fleming and Thomas Hampson.
