The Met: Live in HD Season Continues with

Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin on Saturday, May 2

 

Soprano Asmik Grigorian and baritone Iurii Samoilov make Met role debuts as Tatiana and Onegin

Conductor Timur Zangiev makes his Met debut

 

The Met: Live in HD is available in more than 1,900 theaters worldwide

 

Eugene Onegin, Photo: Evan Zimmerman / Met Opera

 

New York, NY (April 22, 2026)—The Metropolitan Opera’s 2025–26 Live in HD season continues with Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin on Saturday, May 2, at 1PM ET. Soprano Asmik Grigorian, who made her acclaimed company debut as Cio-Cio-San in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly in 2024, makes her Met role debut as Tatiana in a revival of Deborah Warner’s production. Also making their Met role debuts are baritone Iurii Samoilov in the title role, mezzo-soprano Maria Barakova as Olga, tenor Stanislas de Barbeyrac as Lenski, and bass-baritone Alexander Tsymbalyuk as Prince Gremin. Mezzo-soprano Larissa Diadkova reprises the role of Filippyevna. Conductor Timur Zangiev makes his Met debut. 

 

 

Eugene Onegin, Photo: Evan Zimmerman / Met Opera

 

Warner’s production team includes set designer Tom Pye, costume designer Chloe Obolensky, lighting designer Jean Kalman, projection designers Ian William Galloway and Finn Ross, and choreographer Kim Brandstrup. The production sets Pushkin’s story of unrequited love in the late 19th century, the period when Tchaikovsky composed the opera. The May 2 performance of Eugene Onegin will mark the opera’s 165th performance at the Met and fourth Live in HD transmission to cinemas worldwide. 

 

Gary Halvorson will direct the Live in HD presentation for cinemas, and mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato will host the transmission, sharing exclusive behind-the-scenes content and interviews during the intermissions. 

 

 

Eugene Onegin, Photo: Evan Zimmerman / Met Opera

 

The Stars of Eugene Onegin

 

Timur Zangiev, conductor; Moscow, Russia

Asmik Grigorian, Tatiana; Vilnius, Lithuania

Maria Barakova, Olga; Kemerovo, Russia

Larissa Diadkova, Filippyevna; Zelenodolsk, Russia

Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Lenski; Annecy, France

Iurii Samoilov, Eugene Onegin; Kyiv, Ukraine

Alexander Tsymbalyuk, Prince Gremin; Odesa, Ukraine

 

 

Eugene Onegin, Photo: Evan Zimmerman / Met Opera

 

The 2025–26 Live in HD season concludes with Gabriela Lena Frank’s El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego on Saturday, May 30. The 2026–27 season, marking the 20th anniversary of the series, kicks off on September 19, 2026, with a special presentation featuring highlights from the company’s collection of more than 185 extraordinary onscreen performances.

 

The Met: Live in HD series is made possible by a generous grant from its founding sponsor, Neubauer Family Foundation. Digital support of The Met: Live in HD is provided by Bloomberg Philanthropies. The Met: Live in HD series is in partnership with Rolex.

 

 

Eugene Onegin, Photo: Evan Zimmerman / Met Opera