

The Metropolitan Opera: The Nose
2013, English. Directed by William Kentridge & Gary Halvorson.
Acclaimed artist William Kentridge directed and designed this visually dazzling Met premiere production of Shostakovich’s satirical opera, adapted from the classic short story by Nikolai Gogol. Baritone Paulo Szot leads the cast as Kovalyov, the hapless bureaucrat whose nose has mysteriously gone missing. Alexander Lewis and Andrey Popov co-star, and Pavel Smelkov conducts.
- Runtime
- 2h 7m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- William KentridgeDirector
- Gary HalvorsonDirector
- Paulo SzotKovalyov
- Andrey PopovPolice Inspector
- Alexander LewisThe Nose
- Vladimir OgnovenkoIvan Yakovlevich / Khosrev-Mirza
- Claudia WaitePraskovya Osipovna / A Pretzel Vendor
- James CourtneyThe Newspaper Clerk
- Sergei SkorokhodovIvan, Kovalyov's Servant
- Tatyana ZbirovskayaAn Escorting Lady
- Patricia RacetteSelf - Host
- Pavel SmelkovSelf - Conductor
Details
- Released
- 26 October 2013
- Written by
- Dmitri Shostakovich, Evgeny Zamyatin, Georgy Ionin
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The Metropolitan Opera: The Nose runs 127 minutes (2h 7m).
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The Metropolitan Opera: The Nose isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 October 2013. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Metropolitan Opera: The Nose?
The Metropolitan Opera: The Nose (2013) was directed by William Kentridge and Gary Halvorson and stars Paulo Szot, Andrey Popov, Alexander Lewis.