Boris Pinkhasovich (Eugene Onegin) and Ruzan Mantashyan (Tatyana) in 'Eugene Onegin' by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, directed by Ralph Fiennes, at the Opéra national de Paris, January 22, 2026. Paris has wholeheartedly applauded the staging entrusted to star actor and director Ralph Fiennes, whose first foray into the operatic world reveals a remarkable talent for directing actors. One can see disappointment and pain contort Tatyana's body after her love is rejected by Onegin. Fiennes has elevated this delicate art of address – so often absent from operatic productions – to a remarkable level of clarity and refinement. Every word is carried by both voice and body; every gesture is inhabited by sound and music.