Golden Mask (Russian award)

The Golden Mask (Золотая Маска, zolotaya maska) is a Russian theatre festival and the National Theatre Award established in 1994 by the Theatre Union of Russia. The award is given to productions in all genres of theatre art: drama, opera, ballet, operetta and musical, and puppet theatre. It presents the most significant performances from all over Russia in Moscow in the spring of each year. The first Golden Mask award was given in 1995 presented by Union of Theatre Workers of the Russian Federation.

The President of the Award is Igor Kostolevsky (who replaced the late Georgi Taratorkin in 2017).

Categories

 * Drama – Best Large Scale Production
 * Drama – Best Small Scale Production
 * Drama – Best Director
 * Drama – Best Actress
 * Drama – Best Actor
 * Drama – Best Designer
 * Drama – Best Light Designer
 * Drama – Best Costume Designer
 * Puppetry – Best Production
 * Puppetry – Best Director
 * Puppetry – Best Designer
 * Puppetry – Best Actor
 * Innovation – Best Production
 * Opera – Best Production
 * Opera – Best Conductor
 * Opera – Best Director
 * Opera – Best Actress
 * Opera – Best Actor
 * Ballet – Best Production
 * Contemporary Dance – Best Production
 * Ballet/Contemporary Dance – Best Balletmaster/Best Choreographer
 * Ballet/Contemporary Dance – Best Actress
 * Ballet/Contemporary Dance – Best Actor
 * Operetta/Musical – Best Production
 * Operetta/Musical – Best Conductor
 * Operetta/Musical – Best Director
 * Operetta/Musical – Best Actress
 * Operetta/Musical – Best Actor
 * Musical theatre – Best Composer
 * Musical theatre – Best Designer
 * Musical theatre – Best Costume Designer
 * Musical theatre – Best Light Designer

2012

 * Best opera production - The Tales of Hoffmann (Stanislavsky Opera)
 * Best opera director - Georgy Isaakyan
 * Best opera conductor - Evgeny Brazhnik
 * Best opera actor - Willard White
 * Best opera actress - Albina Shagimuratova
 * Best composer - Leonid Desyatnikov

2013

 * Best opera production - A Midsummer Night's Dream (Stanislavsky Opera)
 * Best opera director - Dmitri Tcherniakov
 * Best opera conductor - Teodor Currentzis
 * Best opera actor - Ildar Abdrazakov
 * Best opera actress - Nadine Koutcher
 * Best musical actor - Ivan Ozhogin

2014

 * Best opera production - Eugene Onegin (Mikhailovsky Theatre)
 * Best opera director - Andriy Zholdak
 * Best opera conductor - Jan Latham-Koenig
 * Best opera actor - Maxim Mironov
 * Best opera actress - Venera Gimadieva
 * Timofey Kulyabin, "Special prize"

2015

 * Best opera production - The Indian Queen (Perm Opera)
 * Best opera director - Peter Sellars
 * Best opera conductor - Teodor Currentzis
 * Best opera actor - Dmitry Belosselskiy
 * Best opera actress - Nadine Koutcher

2016

 * Best opera production - The Khovansky Affair (Stanislavsky Opera)
 * Best opera director - Alexander Titel
 * Best opera conductor - Andrey Lebedev
 * Best opera actor - Aleksey Tatarintsev
 * Best opera actress - Hibla Gerzmava

2017

 * Best opera production - Rodelinda (Bolshoi Theatre)
 * Best opera director - Richard Jones
 * Best opera conductor - Teodor Currentzis
 * Best opera actor - Liparit Avetisyan
 * Best opera actress - Nadezhda Pavlova