Asmik Grigorian strengthens the Met’s revival of Eugene Onegin

Asmik Grigorian (Tatyana) and Iurii Samoilov (Onegin)

Iurii Samoilov (Onegin) and Stanislas de Barbeyrac (Lensky)

Eugene Onegin, Act 1

Asmik Grigorian (Tatyana) and Alexander Tsymbalyuk (Prince Gremin)

Iurii Samoilov (Onegin) and ensemble

Asmik Grigorian (Tatyana)

By Susan Stempleski, 21 April 2026

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“a masterclass in psychological evolution and vocal flexibility”

Reviewed at Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City on 20 April 2026

Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin

Metropolitan Opera

Timur Zangiev, Conductor

Deborah Warner, Director

Tom Pye, Set Designer

Chloe Obolensky, Costume Designer

Jean Kalman, Lighting Designer

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Finn Ross, Video

Iurii Samoilov, Eugene Onegin

Asmik Grigorian, Tatyana

Maria Barakova, Olga

Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Lensky

Alexander Tsymbalyuk, Prince Gremin

Larissa Diadkova, Filippyevna

Elena Zaremba, Madame Larina

Tony Stevenson, Monsieur Triquet

Ben Brady, Captain

Richard Bernstein, Zaretsky

Kim Brandstrup, Choreography

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Susan Stempleski

Based in New York City, Susan is a retired specialist in second and foreign language teaching and the author/editor of several professional books for language teachers and many widely used textbooks for English language learners around the world. An avid concertgoer, she spends her time attending operas and other classical music events in New York and Paris. Since 2002, she has regularly published reviews on Classical Source. A keen Francophile, she has a particularly strong interest in French music, literature and film.

Asmik Grigorian’s Tatyana strengthens the Met’s revival of Eugene Onegin