Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin

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Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin was based on Pushkin’s novel in verse and has been a successful staple on the operatic repertoire since its premiere at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow in 1881. Its performance will be the crowning glory of the Hun-garian National Philharmonic’s 2025/2026 opera season ticket. The work defined to as “lyrical scenes” by the composer will be performed as a concert-format production in the Russian language and conducted by Hungary’s finest opera conductor, János Kovács. Alongside the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, the Hungarian National Choir will also have a key part to play. As part of an internation-al cast, Szabolcs Brickner will be among the Hungarian singers in the role of Lensky, while three of the key roles, Tatyana, Onegin and Prince Gremin will be por-trayed by world-famous Russian artists: Anna Shapovalova, Alexey Markov and Konstantin Fedotov respectively.

Program and cast

22 April 2026

Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

Conductor: János Kovács

Tatyana: Anna Shapovalova

Eugene Onegin: Alexey Markov

Olga: Gabriella Busa

Lensky: Szabolcs Brickner

Prince Gremin: Konstantin Fedotov

Madame Larina: Judit Varga-Szathmáry

Monsieur Triquet: Flórián Körmendy

Captain Buryanov/Zaretsky: Árpád Bence Labant

Filipyevna: Andrea Lehőcz

 

Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

Hungarian National Choir (choirmaster: Csaba Somos)

 

2-3 May 2026

Conductor: Timur Zangiev

Cast:

Tatyana: Asmik Grigorian

Olga: Maria Barakova

Filipyevna: Stephanie Blythe

Lensky: Stanislas de Barbeyrac

Onegin: Igor Golovatenko

Prince Gremin: Alexander Tsymbalyuk

Creators:

set designer: Es Devlin

costumes: Clint Ramos

lighting: John Torres

projection designer: Ruth Hogben

choreography: Annie-B Parson

director: Yuval Sharon

 

Palace of Arts Müpa Budapest

When Müpa Budapest, Hungary and its capital's new cultural hub, opened in 2005, it was built to represent more than 100 years of Hungarian cultural history. As a conglomeration of cultural venues, the building has no precedent in 20th century Hungarian architecture and has no peers in the whole of Central Europe.


The creators of this ambitious project, the Trigránit Development Corporation, prime contractor Arcadom Construction and the Zoboki, Demeter and Partners Architectural Office, were driven by the desire to create a new European cultural citadel as part of the new Millennium City Centre complex along the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Danube waterfront. The result is a facility whose construction quality, appearance, functionality and 21st century technological infrastructure makes it ideally suited to productions of the highest standard. The building is also highly versatile and equipped to host performances of any genre and almost any scale.

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