Dmitri Shostakovich · 1906–1975 · Russian
| Composed | 1927 |
| Instrumentation | Confirmed. A sourced chair count is held for this work — the scoring is part of the engine, not the public page. Sign in to see it → |
| Duration | 103 minutes |
| Soloists | Platon Kuzmich Kovalyov (bar), Ivan Yakovlevich the barber (bass), the Nose (ten), the Police Inspector (high ten), Praskovya Osipovna (sop), Ivan (ten) — 82 parts coverable by 14 singers |
| Chorus | Yes |
| Genre | Opera |
| Tier | Discovery — worth programming, rarely heard |
| Editions & hire | Boosey & Hawkes ↗ |
| Source | Boosey & Hawkes catalogue — The Nose ↗ |