Nose, The [COT-Zambello casting version]
Classification added March 23, 2023Premiered January 18, 1930
Malnïy Opera Theater, Leningrad, Russia
Composer:
Dmitry Shostakovich
Original Language:
Russian
Librettist:
Dmitry Shostakovich, Yevgeny Zamyatin, Georgy Ionin, and Alezander Preys
Description:
Opera in Three Acts
Notes:
Based on an 1836 short story by Nikolai Gogol.
Russian State Music Publishers, Moscow, Russia. Critical edition full score dated 1981. Francesca Zambello/Chicago Opera Theater version of casting combinations.
Time Period:
1830s
Place:
St. Petersburg, Russia
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Kovalyev | Baritone | L |
| The Nose | Tenor | F |
| Police District Inspector | Tenor | F |
| Ivan Yaskolevich | Bass | F |
| Clerk from the Newspaper Office / Doctor / Con-Man / Khozrev-Mirza | Bass | F |
| Ivan (lackey) / Assistant Chief of Police | Tenor | S |
| Ensemble: | ||
| Podtochino’s Daughter | Soprano | S |
| Elderly Lady / Podtochina / Old Countess | Mezzo Soprano | S |
| Tenor Solo / Yaryzhkin / 2nd Policeman / 1st New Arrival / 1st Student | Tenor | S |
| 5th Policeman / 1st Man / 2nd Student / Eunuch | Tenor | S |
| 7th Policeman / 2nd Man / 5th Student / 2nd Acquaintance | Tenor | S |
| 8th Policeman / 3rd Man / 6th Student | Tenor | S |
| 9th Policeman / Little Old Man / 1st Dandy | Tenor | S |
| Janitor 3 / 1st Policeman / 2nd Dandy / 1st Acquaintance | Bass-Baritone | S |
| Janitor 4 / 3rd Policeman / 3rd Student / 3rd Acquaintance | Bass-Baritone | S |
| Sentry / Janitor 1 / 2nd Son / 4th Man / 4th Student | Bass | S |
| Janitor 6 / 4th Policeman / 6th Man / Anonymous Voice | Bass | S |
| Footman / Janitor 7 / 6th Policeman / 1st Son of Respectable Lady | Bass | S |
| Janitor 8 / 10th Policeman / 2nd Son of Respectable Lady | Bass | S |
| Praskovya Osipovna / Mother / Respectable Lady | Soprano | B |
| Soprano Solo / Vendor | Soprano | B |
| Flirtatious Lady / Attendant 1 / Traveler 1 / Female Voice | Soprano | B |
| Attendant 2 / Traveler 2 | Soprano | B |
| Attendant 3 / Traveler 3 | Soprano | B |
| Attendant 4 / Traveler 4 | Mezzo Soprano | B |
| Attendant 5 / Traveler 5 | Mezzo Soprano | B |
| Attendant 6 / Traveler 6 | Mezzo Soprano | B |
| Flirtatious Man / 1st Son / Honorable Colonel | Tenor | B |
| Pyotr Fyodorovich / 7th Man / 7th Student | Tenor | B |
| Countess’ Lackey / Ivan Ivanovich / 8th Student | Baritone | B |
| Cab Driver / Janitor 2 / Traveler / Coachman / 2nd New Arrival | Bass-Baritone | B |
| Janitor 5 / Father / 5th Man / Man’s Voice | Bass | B |
| Please be advised: Contact AGMA for classification if you are combining roles, and/or for classification of unassigned lines, and/or for classification of any combination of Chorus and Solo bits from what has been performed previously. |
Minimum Chorus: The Ensemble is the Chorus