The nose

The Moscow Chamber Opera Theatre made operatic history in 1974 with their definitive production of The Nose by Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975). It marked the first time this modern masterpiece had been performed in Russia since its 1930 premiere; rehearsals were supervised by the composer himself, In the words of Boris Pokrovsky, who founded the Moscow Chamber Opera Theatre in 1972: Shostakovich loved us. He loved this production. He loved our young theatre as one loves children for whom one has high hopes. For out theatre, the association with such a great artist and human being became the inspiration for the future life of our company.