Nicky Spence
A nose that sticks
LA MONNAIE / DE MUNT
Opera
The Nose Dmitri Shostakovich
Presentation
What the devil is a man without a nose?— Nikolai Gogol
What happens when a nose decides to run away from its owner and starts leading a life of its own? Attracted by the fantastic, the ‘absurd’ in Nikolai Gogol’s short story The Nose (1836), Dmitri Shostakovich chose this satire of Russian society and its tsarist administration as the basis for his first opera, which he composed at the age of 22 in 1928. Due to its social criticism, its surrealistic theme and its riotous mixture of musical styles, this near insane work was banned from the Soviet repertoire for almost half a century. Despite its extreme vocal and instrumental cast, this fresh, brilliant work is now once more receiving the attention it deserves. Àlex Ollé and La Fura dels Baus will stage a visually spectacular performance of it while Gergely Madaras unleashes the orchestra for his debut at La Monnaie.
Dates & tickets
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Location
Prices
Dynamic ticket prices
Starting from € 12 to € 165
-30 years old: € 10 / € 50
Language
Sung in Russian
Surtitles in French and in Dutch
Presentation
Introductory talks 45' before the start of the performance (NL/FR)
Running time
1h50' (without interval)
More info
Please note that this production contains sexually graphic scenes, that may offend the sensibilities of visitors.
Opera in three acts, op.15
Libretto by Dmitri Shostakovich,
Yevgeny Zamyatin, Georgy Ionin,
Alexander Preys
Creation
Leningrad Malïy Operny
18.1.1930
Gallery
Magazine
Dates
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Tue 20 June 2023
Time20:00
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Wed 21 June 2023
Time20:00
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Fri 23 June 2023
Time20:00
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Sun 25 June 2023
Time15:00
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Tue 27 June 2023
Time20:00
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Thu 29 June 2023
Time20:00
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Fri 30 June 2023
Time20:00
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Sun 02 July 2023
Time15:00
Venue
Cast
Cast
ConductorGERGELY MADARAS DirectorÀLEX OLLÉ (La Fura dels Baus)
Set designALFONS FLORES CostumesLLUC CASTELLS LightingURS SCHÖNEBAUM Chorus masterJORI KLOMP Direction CollaboratorSUSANA GOMEZ
Platon Kuz’mich KovalyovSCOTT HENDRICKS The NoseNICKY SPENCE Ivan Yakovlevich / Newspaper Editor / Doctor/ Escorting GentlemanALEXANDER ROSLAVETS Praskov’ya Osipovna / Respectable Lady / MotherGISELLE ALLEN Ivan, Kovalyov’s Valet / Assistant Chief of Police / Tenor Solo (in Cathedral) / Old Man / ColonelANTON ROSITSKIY Police Inspector / EunuchALEXANDER KRAVETS Pelageya Grigo’yevna Podtochina / CountessNATASCHA PETRINSKY Podtochina’s daughter / Soprano Solo (in Cathedral) / Bretzelseller EIR INDERHAUG Ivan Ivanovic/ Cab Driver / SpeculantLUCAS CORTOOS Budochnik / Lackey (in Cathedral) / Lackey (in Newspaper Office) / Father / Coachman/ 3rd AcquaintanceKRIS BELLIGH Yarizhkin / Piotr Fyodorovich / EunuchYVES SAELENS 1st Son/ 1st New Arrival / 2nd Acquaintance MAXIME MELNIK 2nd Son / 2nd New Arrival / 1st AcquaintanceLEANDER CARLIER
La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra and Choirs
La Monnaie Choral Academy, led by Benoît Giaux
ProductionTHE ROYAL DANISH THEATRE (Copenhagen) Co-productionLA MONNAIE
In co-production with Shelter Prod and Prospero MM Productions, with the support of Taxshelter.be and ING
With the support of the Belgian Federal Government's Tax Shelter