The Nose, Op. 15, (Russian: Нос, romanized: Nos is Dmitri Shostakovich's first opera, a satirical work completed in 1928 based on Nikolai Gogol's 1836 story of the same name.
The composer in 1925
Image: The Nose 1 2013
Image: The Nose 3 2013
Image: The Nose 12 2013
Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich was a Soviet-era Russian composer and pianist who became internationally known after the premiere of his First Symphony in 1926 and thereafter was regarded as a major composer.
Shostakovich in 1950
Birthplace of Shostakovich (now School No. 267). Commemorative plaque at left.
Shostakovich in 1925
Production of Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk by Helikon Opera in 2014