Eugene Onegin

When Onegin bursts into Tatiana's little world, her heart begins to pound for this flamboyant dandy from the capital. During the night, she writes a searing letter to the man she sees as the messenger of destiny who will help her escape from her life. Alas, the young man rejects her advances. Their lives become a series of failed, derisory and tragic encounters, in the course of which Onegin kills his friend Lenski in a duel before eventually encountering Tatiana once again, now a princess. He declares his love for her. She (loves and) rejects him.

Pushkin's Eugene Onegin, a sublime novel of failure, moved Tchaikovsky, who adapted the text in the space of one night. Both lyrical and powerfully dramatic, the opera paints an incisive picture of the Russian society of its time: it remains nonetheless a timeless work portraying disenchanted youth's loss of illusions.

Julien Chavaz's subtle and sensitive production, sets out to show the fine line between dream and reality: the shattering of ideals on the reefs of existence. Conducted by Marta Gardolińska, this production sees Enkeleda Kamani, unforgettable Violetta in La Traviata, in the role of Tatiana, opposite Jacques lmbrailo as Onegin.

Duration
3 h with interval

Prices
5 — 85 €

Show in Russian, surtitled
All audiences aged 11 and over

Introduction to the performance
45 minutes before the start of the performance (free of charge, upon presentation of ticket). 

The performance on Sunday 2 March includes a workshop for young audiences. For more information, click here.
The performance on Thursday 6 March has a special price for students and/or under-30s: €10 for the best seats! There is no more seats available at this price. To benefit from other reduction, click here.

Are you a Pass Culture beneficiary? On March 6, enjoy a VIP evening at the single price of €10 (places are limited)! Before the performance, enjoy a welcome drink, a tour of the Opéra, a meeting with the artists in the auditorium, and an introduction to the performance. To book, click here.

Yevgeny Onyegin, lyric opera in three acts

First performed at the Maly Theatre in Moscow on 29 March 1879

Piotr Ilitch Tchaïkovski and Constantin Chilovski

Piotr Ilitch Tchaïkovski

Theater Magdeburg

Opéra national de Lorraine

Marta Gardolińska

Guillaume Fauchère

Silvina Peruglia,
Timothy Morrow

Inna Petcheniouk

Julien Chavaz

Alixe Durand Saint Guillain

Sanne Oostervink

Amber Vandenhoeck

Eloi Gianini

Suzie Baret-Fabry

Laura García Aguilera

Jacques Imbrailo

Enkeleda Kamani

Robert Lewis

Héloïse Mas

Adrien Mathonat

Julie Pasturaud

Joé Bertili

Sophie Pondjiclis

François Piolino

Steven Beard

Wook Kang, Opera's Choir artist