Premier of "The Nose" at the Metropolitan Opera

March 5, 2010 by Marcia G. Yerman

The Met premiere production of Shostakovich’s 1930 opera "The Nose," directed and designed by South African artist William Kentridge.
 
Kentridge will bring animation, superimposed graphics, collage, and archival images and video to The Nose, opening on March 5.  In a collaboration of two major New York institutions, the performances coincide with a career retrospective of Kentridge’s work that opens at MoMA on February 24. Works inspired by The Nose are also on view now in the Schwartz Gallery Met.
 
Running time: 1 hour and 44 minutes
 
Dates of Performance:  March 5, March 11, March 13, March 18, March 23, March 25
 
More information at the Metropolitan Opera website.