The Nose is Shostakovich's first opera, based on a story of the same name by a Russian dramatist of what origin?
The Nose (opera): The Nose (Russian: Нос , Nos), is Shostakovich's first opera, a satirical work completed in 1928 based on Nikolai Gogol's story of the same name (1836). Nikolai Gogol: Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol ( ; Russian: Никола́й Васи́льевич Го́голь , "Nikolay Vasilievich Gogol"; ] ; 31 March [O.S. 19 March] 1809  – 4 March [O.S. 21 February] 1852 ) was a Russian dramatist of Ukrainian origin.
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