Question: The Nose is Shostakovich's first opera, based on a story of the same name by a Russian dramatist of what origin?
Sentence (from "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).
Relevant evidence: Yes