The whiff of scandal surrounding Shostakovich's Nose, Opera
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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
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The whiff of scandal surrounding Shostakovich's Nose, Opera
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The Nose (opera) - Wikipedia
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The Nose, opera by Shostakovich
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The whiff of scandal surrounding Shostakovich's Nose, Opera
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La Fura dels Baus
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In 'The Nose,' Shostakovich Puts Music to Gogol's Tale - The New York Times
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Dmitri Shostakovich Nose - Opera
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The Classical Review » » Met's brilliant production of “The Nose” is nothing to sneeze at
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The Nose, Classical music
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The Nose review – Shostakovich's outrageous opera will divide opinion, Theatre