Castration fears have never seemed so much fun. Shostakovich's surreal opera "The Nose" tells the story of a high-spirited snout which runs around St Petersburg being chased by its owner. In his creepy, circus-like, laugh-out-loud production, director Barrie Kosky suggests that the owner isn't really worried about his nose at all.More of that later. The 1930 opera (based on a fantastical little story by Gogol) is ful…
SOURCE: www.blouinartinfo.com at 04:04PM on October 24, 2016