The opera was written between 1927 and 1928. The libretto is by Shostakovich, Yevgeny Zamyatin, Georgy Ionin, and Alexander Preis. Shostakovich stated it was a satire on the times of Alexander I. The plot concerns a St. Petersburg official whose nose leaves his face and develops a life of its own.
| Date of composition | 1928 (1927-1928) |
| Type | Suite |
| Catalogue | Op. 15a |
| Arrangement of | Dmitri Shostakovitch: The Nose, Op. 15 |
| Instruments |
Voice (Tenor)
Voice (Baritone) Orchestra |
| Autotranslations beta |
Dmitri Chostakovitch: Suite from "The Nose", Op. 15a Dmitrij Šostakovič: Suite from "The Nose", Op. 15a Dmitri Dmitrijewitsch Schostakowitsch: Suite from "The Nose", Op. 15a |