Dmitri Shostakovich · 1906–1975 · Russian
| Composed | 1927 |
| Instrumentation | 1[fl/pic/afl] 1[ob/eh] 1[cl/Ebcl/bcl] 1[bn/cbn] — 1 1[tpt/crt] 1[btbn] 0 — perc — 2hp — pf — str[12–16.12–16.8–12.8–12.8–12] |
| 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 ↗ |
Read in standard international shorthand: flutes · oboes · clarinets · bassoons — horns · trumpets · trombones · tuba — timpani · percussion — harp · keyboard. Section counts include doubling players. Always confirm against the publisher's official parts list before contracting musicians or renting materials.