Dimitri Chostakovitch (1906-1975)

Le Nez (1927 -1928)

satirical opera in three acts and ten tableaux with epilogue


stage work

  • General information
    • Composition date: jul 1927 - 24 jun 1928
    • Duration: 1 h 50 mn
    • Publisher: Le Chant du Monde
    • Opus: 15
    • Libretto (details, author):

      Evguéni Zamiatine, Georges Ionine, Alexander Preis et Dimitri Chostakovitch, d'après Nicolas Gogol

Detailed formation
  • alto flute (also piccolo, flute), English horn (also oboe), Eb clarinet (also clarinet, bass clarinet), contrabassoon (also bassoon), horn, cornet (also trumpet), trombone, 2 percussionists, 2 harp, piano, balalaika (also 2 balalaikas), 2 lutes [domra] , strings

Premiere information

  • Date: 18 January 1930
    Location:

    URSS, Léningrad, Petit théâtre de l'Opéra de l'Académie des Arts


    Performers:

    Samuel Samossoud : direction, Nikolaï Smolitch : mise en scène, Vladimir Dmitrev : décors.