Cross the great Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich with doses of Monty Python, Kafka and a clown show and you get the Met Opera's "The Nose." Based on the satirical Nikolai Gogol story, "The Nose" ...
The ensemble reacts to the appearance of the Nose, left, during the final dress rehearsal for Metropolitan Opera''s production of "The Nose" in New York, Tuesday March 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Bebeto ...