The Metropolitan Opera: The Nose

Overview

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.

Top Cast

Paulo Szot

Kovalyov

Andrey Popov

Police Inspector

Alexander Lewis

The Nose

Vladimir Ognovenko

Ivan Yakovlevich / Khosrev-Mirza

Claudia Waite

Praskovya Osipovna / A Pretzel Vendor