2013-10-26 Music, 2h 7m
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Acclaimed artist William Kentridge directed and designed this visually dazzling Met premiere production of Shostakovich’s satirical opera, adapted from the classic short story by Nikolai Gogol. Baritone Paulo Szot leads the cast as Kovalyov, the hapless bureaucrat whose nose has mysteriously gone missing. Alexander Lewis and Andrey Popov co-star, and Pavel Smelkov conducts.
Acclaimed artist William Kentridge directed and designed this visually dazzling Met premiere production of Shostakovich’s satirical opera, adapted from the classic short story by Nikolai Gogol. Baritone Paulo Szot leads the cast as Kovalyov, the hapless bureaucrat whose nose has mysteriously gone missing. Alexander Lewis and Andrey Popov co-star, and Pavel Smelkov conducts.
Kovalyov
Police Inspector
The Nose
Ivan Yakovlevich / Khosrev-Mirza
Praskovya Osipovna / A Pretzel Vendor
The Newspaper Clerk
Ivan, Kovalyov's Servant
An Escorting Lady
Self - Host
Self - Conductor
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Original LanguageEnglish
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