The Metropolitan Opera: The Nose

Plot Summary

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