Having lit up screens in the Oscar-winning Conclave, Ralph Fiennes is set to make his debut as an opera director in France, the Paris National Opera has announced.
The 62-year-old, who has directed several films including a 2018 biopic about the dance legend Rudolf Nureyev, is set to stage Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin at the historic Palais Garnier opera house in January 2026.
According to the Paris National Opera schedule released on Wednesday, The Schindler's List and The English Patient star is "fascinated by Russian culture and attuned to the dramatic intensity of Tchaikovsky's music".
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"Eugene Onegin tells a love story that doesn't work," Fiennes is quoted as saying.
He played the opera's title character in a 1999 screen adaptation of the tale of love, rejection, and regret, directed by his sister Martha Fiennes.
After starring in the hit papal drama Conclave, Fiennes is also set to appear this year in 28 Years Later, a long-in-development apocalyptic horror sequel from director Danny Boyle.
Source: AFP
