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The Metropolitan Opera: The Nose

0.0 2013 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.

Directed by William Kentridge

VISUAL ARCHIVE

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CAST

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Paulo Szot
Paulo SzotKovalyov
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Andrey PopovPolice Inspector
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Alexander LewisThe Nose
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Vladimir OgnovenkoIvan Yakovlevich / Khosrev-Mirza
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Claudia WaitePraskovya Osipovna / A Pretzel Vendor
James Courtney
James CourtneyThe Newspaper Clerk
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Sergei SkorokhodovIvan, Kovalyov's Servant
Tatyana Zbirovskaya
Tatyana ZbirovskayaAn Escorting Lady
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