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Eugene Onegin
Palais Garnier
19h30
Dress Cocktail attire
Eugene Onegin tells a love story that doesn’t work”. This is how Ralph Fiennes sums up the plot of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s opera, inspired by Pushkin’s work. A jaded young dandy, Onegin sets shy Tatiana on fire at first sight. Overcoming her reticence, she writes him a passionate love letter.
Eugène Onéguine
Eugène Onéguine - Ralph FIENNES
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Music
Piotr Ilyitch Tchaïkovski
(1840‑1893) -
ConductorSemyon Bychkov
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ConductorCase Scaglione
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Libretto
Piotr Ilyitch Tchaïkovski
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Libretto
Constantin S. Chilovski
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Director
Ralph Fiennes
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Set design
Michael Levine
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Costume design
Annemarie Woods
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Lighting design
Alessandro Carletti
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Choreography
Sophie Laplane
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Artistic collaboration
Kim Brandstrup
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Chorus master
Ching-Lien Wu
Cast
The Paris Opera Orchestra and Chorus
A recording of Eugene Onegin will be made on 6 and 9 February 2026, coproduced by the Opéra national de Paris and La Belle télé, with the participation of France télévisions, with the support of the Orange Foundation, sponsor of the Paris Opera's audiovisual broadcasts. The opera will be broadcast live on France.tv on Monday 9 February 2026 on France.tv.
The opera will also be broadcast at a later date in cinemas and on Paris Opera Play, the Paris Opera's streaming website.
Eugene Onegin will be recorded by France Musique for broadcast on March 7, 2026, at 8 pm on the program “Samedi à l’Opéra” presented by Judith Chaine, then available for streaming on the France Musique website and the Radio France app.
Donors &
partners
Mécène du Rayonnement de l'Opéra