United Kingdom
Mariinsky: MAR0501
Shostakovich - The Nose
Our Price: £19.50
Format: SACD
Number of Discs: 2
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 25th May 2009
Dmitri Shostakovich's satirical opera The Nose was premièred in 1930 and set in St Petersburg. Based on a short story by Nikolai Gogol, its absurd plot revolves around the exploits of a pompous government official and his nose. After a visit to the barber, the nose absconds from the man's face and takes on a life of its own; the pretentious bureaucrat is reduced to desperation, frantically searching the city for his lost appendage.
Although primarily a comic opera, The Nose touches on the struggle between the individual and society (here portrayed by a cast of over 80 characters), and its spiky score is a 1920s modernist masterpiece from the prodigiously talented young composer.
Valery Gergiev became Music Director of the Mariinsky Theatre in 1988 and has since led an extraordinary renaissance at the theatre in the post-Communist era. He has overseen the development of the Mariinsky Concert Hall and is the driving force behind a new project to build a second theatre. He has also led the Mariinsky Orchestra, Opera and Ballet companies on numerous international tours. Since 2007 he has held the position of Principal Conductor with the London Symphony Orchestra.
Slimline double CD with 104pp perfect bound book in slipcase. Notes in Russian (cyrillic), English, French, German; Sung in Russian
Although primarily a comic opera, The Nose touches on the struggle between the individual and society (here portrayed by a cast of over 80 characters), and its spiky score is a 1920s modernist masterpiece from the prodigiously talented young composer.
Valery Gergiev became Music Director of the Mariinsky Theatre in 1988 and has since led an extraordinary renaissance at the theatre in the post-Communist era. He has overseen the development of the Mariinsky Concert Hall and is the driving force behind a new project to build a second theatre. He has also led the Mariinsky Orchestra, Opera and Ballet companies on numerous international tours. Since 2007 he has held the position of Principal Conductor with the London Symphony Orchestra.
Slimline double CD with 104pp perfect bound book in slipcase. Notes in Russian (cyrillic), English, French, German; Sung in Russian
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