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Originally Posted by Dan Gilbert
I read about this opera when I was doing a research project on Russian composers. Thanks for posting.
Does anyone where i can find a clip/recording of the opera The Nose, a Shostakovich opera that preceded Lady McBeth?
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Hehehe, The Nose.. one of my friends had a disk of that. It's not really "typical" Schostakowitch, at least not "mature" Schosta. It's quite surprisingly dissonant.
As for Lady MacBeth, I have a DVD of it. It's got some really beautiful music, though the story is pretty rough. There's a terrible rape scene.
I do prefer Schosta in his symphonies over his operas. But that's just my taste.
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