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| Reviews | 16 April 2024 |
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The NoseThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 22 | |
Kosky delivers an energetic staging that matches Shostakovich's musically eclectic score |
 5 Jan 17 / Opera Journal |
¡Joder con la nariz! |
| 14 Nov 16 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Aventures nasales à Londres |
| 5 Nov 16 / ConcertoNet (French) |
Rhinal tap |
| 1 Nov 16 / The Critics' Circle |
Kosky crams in a mass of fast-moving, choreographed chaos |
| 31 Oct 16 / Express |
A terrifically good nose job |
| 27 Oct 16 / The Spectator |
Two hours of absurdity with no interval, but it hooks you |
| 26 Oct 16 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
Se il Naso balla il tip tap |
| 25 Oct 16 / Il Giornale della Musica (Ita) |
Two hours of Monty Python on acid |
| 25 Oct 16 / Planet Hugill |
Shostakovich's satirical comic opera reaches the Covent Garden stage for the first time |
| 25 Oct 16 / What's on Stage |
A production that begs to be experienced |
| 24 Oct 16 / Music OMH |
The loss of a nose is no laughing matter |
| 23 Oct 16 / The Observer |
Barrie Kosky brings madcap mayhem to The Nose at Covent Garden |
| 23 Oct 16 / Seen and Heard |
Nikolai Gogol’s logic-defying tale of a runaway nose is magnificent in its extravagant absurdity |
| 23 Oct 16 / Opera Today |
The Royal Opera give it their best shot, but Shostakovich's Nose lacks heart |
| 22 Oct 16 / Telegraph |
Virtuosic staging smells like teen spirit |
| 22 Oct 16 / The Guardian |
Panto season has arrived early |
| 22 Oct 16 / Broadway World |
Barrie Kosky brings madcap mayhem to The Nose at Covent Garden |
| 22 Oct 16 / Seen and Heard |
Vaudeville. Nasality. Shostakovich. Kosky. |
| 22 Oct 16 / Bachtrack |
Tap dancing noses herald another triumph for Australian Opera director Barrie Kosky |
| 22 Oct 16 / Limelight |
the sheer insistence and excessive nature of Kosky’s staging is its greatest weakness |
| 22 Oct 16 / Classical Source |
An exuberant, riotous show with a racy, cacophonous score |
| 21 Oct 16 / Evening Standard |
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A kangaroo with a nose for opera.
With its cast of 80, a new English version of Shostakovich’s satirical opera The Nose is set to bring mayhem to Covent Garden, as its translator David Pountney explains.
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