Shostakovich’s The Nose has its first run at the Met this weekend. Directed by William Kentridge and conducted by Valery Gergiev, The Nose is based on a short story of the same name by Nikolai Gogol about a Russian official who wakes one morning to discover his nose has disappeared. Kentridge has called the opera an exploration of “learning from the absurd." Tony Award-winning baritone Paulo Szot stars in his Met debut.

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Friday morning at 8:15 we conclude our series "Remembering Barry Hannah" by hearing the distinguished late Southern writer read from his own work. Also, in the 6 AM hour, it's a new record by the fast-rising pianist Vassily Primakov, playing the Dvorak Piano Concerto.

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