| The Royal Opera - The Nose Reviews | 19 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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Barry Kosky
A kangaroo with a nose for opera.
A kangaroo with a nose for opera.
The whiff of scandal surrounding Shostakovich’s Nose
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.
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.
Production details
Cast
Bickley, Bronder, Winkler, Kravets, Lewis, Tomlinson, Aldridge, Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Tomlinson, Schneiderman, Tynan
(c) Metzmacher (d) Kosky
Performance dates
20, 24, 27 October, 1, 4, 9 November 2016
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