Conductor

Timur Zangiev’s meteoric rise has taken him to the world’s leading opera houses and concert halls. Now he adds The Opera House to that list as he conducts the Royal Danish Orchestra’s final symphonic concert of the year.

Rachmaninov and Rimsky-Korsakov

The Royal Danish Playhouse

However, he coolly rejects her. When her sister's fiancé dies at Onegin's hands on her name day, he flees society. Years later, the dandy meets Tatyana again, who is now married. Now he suddenly discovers his intense affection for her. Tatyana, however, remains faithful to her husband - Prince Gremin - and rejects the desperate Eugene Onegin, even though she loves him.

Eugen Onegin

Vienna State Opera

The outsider Herman loves Liza, who is engaged to Prince Yeletsky. Herman is a passionate gambler: he is desperate to win a fortune and reputation in order to win Liza’s heart. When he learns that her grandmother knows the secret of the three winning cards, fate takes its course.

Pique Dame

Hamburg State Opera

Modest Mussorgsky’s national folk drama centres on a grim episode of late 17th-century Russian history. Ivan Khovansky, leader of the musketeer corps (streltsy), and his son Andrei, are planning a conspiracy, but the ambitious Prince Vasily Golitsyn, the boyar Shaklovity and cleric Dosifey also get involved in the struggle for power.

Khovanshchina

Bebelplatz

Her father hopes that she will be cured by the famous physician Ibn-Hakia - only when she can see will Iolanta meet her fiancé Robert of Burgundy. But things turn out differently: Robert wants to break off the engagement because he loves another princess. His companion and friend Vaudemont, on the other hand, falls in love with Iolanta at first sight and she returns his love. Love becomes the key to treatment, the cure succeeds and Iolanta learns to see.

Iolanta

Following her acclaimed 2024 company debut in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, soprano Asmik Grigorian returns to the Met as Tatiana, the lovestruck young heroine in this ardent operatic adaptation of Pushkin. Baritone Igor Golovatenko reprises his portrayal of the urbane Onegin, who realizes his affection for her all too late. The Met’s evocative production, directed by Tony Award–winner Deborah Warner, “offers a beautifully detailed reading of … Tchaikovsky’s lyrical romance” (The Telegraph).

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Eugene Onegin

Lincoln Center

The story could be straightforward: a nobleman – the Count di Luna – and a troubadour – Manrico – both covet the same woman, Leonora. But this classic rivalry is complicated by a vendetta spanning two generations, seasoned with witchcraft, burning at the stake and swapped babies. Far-fetched? No matter!

Il Trovatore

Opéra Bastille

Based on Gogol’s piece, May Night takes place in a quaint village where the peace is joyfully disturbed by a conflict between a father and his son, the former being opposed to the latter’s wedding. Fortunately, in addition to being charming and fiercely generous, the son is incomparably cunning. Supernatural layers round off the plot: an abandoned house, a lake haunted by a witch, and waters full of magic creatures. Rimsky-Korsakov’s second opera is a fairy tale for all, with humorous twists and turns, ecstatic lovers rendezvousing, and satirical village scenes. Conducted by the dazzling Timur Zangiev, this truly unique piece, replete with charming melodies and traditional music, is making its French debut in a production directed by Christof Loy. Following Peter Grimes and Louise, Christof Loy, who was named Director of the Year at the Opera Awards 2024, tackles this generational conflict with his usual psychological finesse.

Conductor

Timur Zangiev

Events

Upcoming events

Jan 16 - Feb 27, 2027

Il Trovatore · Opéra national de Paris

Jan 16 - Feb 27, 2027

Il Trovatore · Opéra national de Paris

3 - 16 May, 2027

May Night · Opéra National De Lyon

Past events

May 28, 2026

Rachmaninov and Rimsky-Korsakov · Det Kongelige Teater

22 - 31 May, 2026

Eugen Onegin · Wiener Staatsoper

Future and recently performed repertoire

Conductor in Eugene Onegin by Tchaikovsky

Wiener Staatsoper

Conductor in Iolanta by Tchaikovsky

Wiener Staatsoper

Conductor in Il Trovatore by Verdi

Opéra national de Paris

Conductor in Khovanshchina by Mussorgsky

Staatsoper Berlin

Conductor in Pique Dame by Tchaikovsky

Staatsoper Hamburg

Conductor in May Night by Rimski-Korsakov

Opéra National De Lyon

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