US EditionPublished • loading... • Updated
Ralph Fiennes, star of stage and screen, makes opera debut in Paris directing `Eugene Onegin’
- On Monday, Ralph Fiennes made his opera-directing debut at the Paris Opera's Palais Garnier, staging Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin based on Alexander Pushkin's 1833 novel.
- Fiennes said he accepted after a phone call from conductor Semyon Byckov that rekindled his interest in Pushkin and drew on his role in the 1999 film Onegin.
- Design choices emphasized cinematic simplicity, using Michael Levine's sparse sets, Annemarie Woods' non-period costumes, and a cast led by Boris Pinkhasovich, Ruzan Mantashyan, Bogdan Volkov, and Susan Graham.
- The production is already a commercial success: the whole 11-performance run through Feb. 27 is sold out and France TV will broadcast it on Feb. 9.
- Rehearsals started Dec. 1 and moved on stage Jan. 9, a rapid process noted by designers, as Byckov, announced weeks ago as Paris Opera's music director starting August 2028, influences the production.
Insights by Ground AI
16 Articles
16 Articles
Associated Press News+12 Reposted by 12 other sources
Ralph Fiennes, star of stage and screen, makes opera debut in Paris directing `Eugene Onegin'
Ralph Fiennes made his opera directing debut with Tchaikovsky's “Eugene Onegin” at the Paris Opera. Known for his cinematic background, Fiennes uses lighting to focus on one-on-one interactions.
·United States
Read Full Article
Fine, densely accurate: Ralph Fiennes makes his debut with Peter Tchaikovsky's "Eugen Onegin" skilfully as an opera director at Palais Garnier in Paris.
·Frankfurt, Germany
Read Full ArticleCoverage Details
Total News Sources16
Leaning Left7Leaning Right2Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution47% Left
Bias Distribution
- 47% of the sources lean Left
47% Left
L 47%
C 40%
13%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
