The Chicago Opera Theater will present the Chicago Premiere of Dmitri Shostakovich’s “The Nose” at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance. The opera will be performed on Dec. 8 and 10, 2023 in a brand-new production by director Francesca Zambello and will be conducted by Lidiya Yankovskaya in her final performances conducting as COT’s Music Director before stepping down {…}
La Monnaie / De Munt is set to present Shostakovich’s “The Nose” starting this June 20, 2023. The opera will be conducted by Gergely Madaras in his company debut. The new production, which originated at The Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen, will be directed by Àlex Ollé and La Fura dels Baus. It will star Scott Hendricks, Nicky Spence, Alexander {…}
Teatro Real will make history as the world’s first opera house to present a live opera in the metaverse–an immersive virtual 3D environment where humans can have experiences outside the physical world. On Mar. 17, 2023, at 7:30 pm CET, the company will offer free viewing of Shostakovich’s “The Nose.” Using your avatar, you can watch the Barrie Kosky production {…}
Censorship. Repression. Scorn. Brutality. Humor. Absurdity. Hysteria. Russia’s relationship with self-expression has been a fraught one throughout its tumultuous history. Full of danger and hardship, with no guarantee that your vision will be seen, respected, or even tolerated unless it is confined to authorized narratives, music has always been that one art form whose voice is hard to control and {…}
(Credits: LA Opera official website / Jan Windszus Photography / Lena Kern / Mark Janssen / Georg Schlosser / In Art Management official website) The Komische Oper Berlin has announced its 2021-22 season. Here is a look at the operatic and vocal performances. Opera – Premieres Enescu’s rarely performed masterwork “Œdipe” opens the season. The opera features Jens Larsen, Joachim {…}
“Page to Opera Stage” looks at stories – real-life or fiction, old and new – that have inspired operas, and the ways these narratives have been edited and dramatized to fit a new medium. This week, we look at Nikolai Gogol’s idiosyncratic, fantastical novella “The Nose” and Dmitri Shostakovich’s equally chaotic opera adaptation. One morning, a barber finds a nose {…}