This year it was claimed record number performances of all genres. The final list of nominees included theater productions from different cities of Russia: 28 dramatic performances, 13 operas, 5 ballets and 9 modern dance performances, 4 performances in the operetta/musical genre, as well as 8 puppet shows.
Danila Kozlovsky was recognized as the best dramatic actor for the role of Hamlet at the Maly Drama Theater of St. Petersburg. Actress Evgenia Simonova, who played Sofia Tolstoy in the play “Russian Novel” at the Mayakovsky Theater, also received recognition. The same performance received the third “Mask” as the best performance large shape, and in the “Small Form” section they noted the performance “Magadan/cabaret” of the Moscow theater “Near the Stanislavsky House”.
The best director in a drama, as last year, was Andrei Moguchiy - he received an award for the play “The Thunderstorm” at the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater. Prize for the best female role Supporting role in the drama went to Elena Nemzer from the Alexandrinsky Theater for the role of Pantaloons in the production of “The Raven”, and for best actor - Holger Münzenmayer (Deacon in the play “Once upon a time” Drama Theater Sharypovo).
The best performance in the operetta-musical was “The Binder and the King” of the Krasnoyarsk Theater for Young Spectators, Roman Feodori was awarded as the best director for this performance. For the best actress in a musical operetta, Maria Biork, who played Sonya in the play “Crime and Punishment” (Musical Theatre), received the award.
The award for best actor in this category went to Viktor Krivonos for his role in the play “White. Petersburg" (Musical Comedy Theatre, St. Petersburg). Best role The supporting role in the operetta-musical was played by Vladimir Galchenko from the Drama Theater in Samara.
Award " Golden mask" Photo: mdt-dodin.ru
Golden Mask Award. Photo: justmedia.ru
Golden Mask Award. Photo: kino-teatr.ru
Romeo and Juliet, staged at the Yekaterinburg Opera and Ballet Theater, was recognized as the best ballet performance. The award for best actor was given to Igor Bulytsyn, who danced in the play Mercutio. Best conductor became Pavel Klinichev - he received a prize for his work “Ondine” to the music of Hans Werner Henze (Bolshoi Theater). Victoria Tereshkina played the best female role in the Mariinsky Theater performance “Violin Concerto No. 2”. Anton Pimonov was also awarded for the same performance in the category “ Best work choreographer/choreographer. Award in the category " Best Performance V modern dance"received the work "All Roads Lead to the North" (Ballet Moscow Theatre).
The best conductor in opera was Theodor Currentzis with the performance of “La Traviata” at the Tchaikovsky Opera and Ballet Theater in Perm. Richard Jones was recognized as the best director (opera Rodelinda, Grand Theatre"). The award in the category “Best Opera Performance” also went to “Rodelinda”. The award for best actress in an opera went to Nadezhda Pavlova (Violetta in La Traviata) Perm Opera), and for the best male role - Liparit Avetisyan (Chevalier des Grieux in “Manon” at the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater in Moscow). In the nomination “Best Work of a Composer in Musical Theatre” the award was won by Eduard Artemyev for “Crime and Punishment” of the Moscow Musical Theater.
In the “puppet” nominations, the play “Hedgehog in the Fog” of the Moscow Puppet Theater, staged by Natalya Pakhomova, was recognized as the best work of the director, and best production- “Kolino’s composition” by the St. Petersburg center “CounterArt”.
At the end of the ceremony, the awards “For outstanding contribution in development theatrical arts" - they were received
In Moscow, at the Musical Theater named after. K.S. Stanislavsky and Vl. I. Nemirovich-Danchenko’s Golden Mask Award Ceremony ended. We invite you to familiarize yourself with the list of winners. Unfortunately, Voronezh was left without the Golden Masks.
OPERETTA–MUSICAL/PERFORMANCE
THE BINDER AND THE KING, Theater young viewer, Krasnoyarsk
OPERETTA–MUSICAL/CONDUCTOR’S WORK
Andrey ALEXEEV, “White. Petersburg, Theater musical comedy, Saint Petersburg
OPERETTA–MUSICAL/DIRECTOR'S WORK
Roman FEODORI, “Bindyuzhnik and the King”, Theater for Young Spectators, Krasnoyarsk
OPERETTA–MUSICAL/FEMALE ROLE
Maria BIORK, Sonya, “Crime and Punishment”, Musical Theatre, Moscow
OPERETTA–MUSICAL/MALE ROLE
Victor KRIVONOS, Apollon Apollonovich Ableukhov, “White. Petersburg", Musical Comedy Theatre, St. Petersburg
OPERETTA-MUSICAL/BEST SUPPORTING ROLE
Vladimir GALCHENKO, Prince of Serpukhov, “The Story of a Horse”, Drama Theater named after. M. Gorky, Samara
BALLET/PERFORMANCE
ROMEO AND JULIET, Opera and Ballet Theater, Ekaterinburg
CONTEMPORARY DANCE/PERFORMANCE
ALL ROUTES LEAD TO THE NORTH, Ballet Moscow Theater, Moscow
BALLET/CONDUCTOR'S WORK
Pavel KLINICHEV, “Ondine”, Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow
BALLET–MODERN DANCE/ WORK OF A CHOREOGRAPHER–CHOREOGRAPHER
Anton PIMONOV, “Violin Concerto No. 2”, Mariinskii Opera House, Saint Petersburg
BALLET–MODERN DANCE/FEMALE ROLE
Victoria TERESHKINA, “Violin Concerto No. 2”, Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg
BALLET–MODERN DANCE/MALE ROLE
Igor BULYTSYN, Mercutio, Romeo and Juliet, Opera and Ballet Theatre, Ekaterinburg
OPERA/PLAY
RODELINDA, Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow
OPERA/CONDUCTOR'S WORK
Theodor KURENTZIS, La Traviata, Opera and Ballet Theatre. P.I. Tchaikovsky, Perm
OPERA/DIRECTOR'S WORK
Richard JONES, Rodelinda, Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow
OPERA/FEMALE ROLE
Nadezhda PAVLOVA, Violetta Valeri, “La Traviata”, Opera and Ballet Theater. P.I. Tchaikovsky, Perm
OPERA/MALE ROLE
Liparit AVETISYAN, Chevalier des Grieux, “Manon”, Musical Theater named after. K.S. Stanislavsky and Vl.I. Nemirovich-Danchenko, Moscow
WORK OF A COMPOSER IN MUSICAL THEATER
Eduard ARTEMYEV, “Crime and Punishment”, Musical Theatre, Moscow
SPECIAL MUSICAL THEATER JURY AWARD
Performance “the_Marusya”, Dialogue Dance Company, Kostroma
Performance “Hercules”, Bashkir Opera and Ballet Theater, Ufa
ARTIST'S WORK IN MUSICAL THEATER
Ethel IOSHPA, “Salome”, theater “ New Opera", Moscow
WORK OF A COSTUME DESIGNER IN MUSICAL THEATER
Elena TURCHANINOVA, “The Snow Maiden”, theater “ an old house", Novosibirsk
WORK OF A LIGHTING DESIGNER IN A MUSICAL THEATER
Robert WILSON, La Traviata, Opera and Ballet Theatre. P.I. Tchaikovsky, Perm
DRAMA/ARTIST'S WORK
Nikolay ROSCHIN, “The Raven”, Alexandrinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg
DRAMA/COSTUME DESIGNER
Elena SOLOVIOVA, “Ship of Fools”, Gran Theater, Novokuibyshevsk
DRAMA/LIGHTING DESIGNER
Alexander MUSTONEN, “Bald Cupid”, Moscow Theater for Young Spectators
COMPETITION "EXPERIMENT"
THE SNOW Maiden, Theater "Old House", Novosibirsk
DOLLS/PERFORMANCE
KOLINO ESSAY, Producer center "KontArt", St. Petersburg
PUPPETS/DIRECTOR'S WORK
Natalya PAKHOMOVA, “A Tale with eyes closed“Hedgehog in the Fog”, Moscow Puppet Theater
DOLLS/ARTIST'S WORK
Victor ANTONOV, “Iron”, Puppet Theater of the Republic of Karelia, Petrozavodsk
DOLLS/ACTOR'S WORK
Anna SOMKINA, Alexander BALSANOV, “Kolino’s composition”, Producer center “KontArt”, St. Petersburg
DRAMA/PLAY OF LARGE FORM
RUSSIAN NOVEL, Theater named after. Vl. Mayakovsky, Moscow
DRAMA/ SMALL FORM PERFORMANCE
MAGADAN/CABARET, Theater "Near Stanislavsky's House", Moscow
DRAMA/DIRECTOR'S WORK
Andrey MOGUCHIY, “The Thunderstorm”, Bolshoi Drama Theatre. G.A. Tovstonogov, St. Petersburg
DRAMA/FEMALE ROLE
Evgenia SIMONOVA, Sofya Tolstaya, “Russian Novel”, Theater named after. Vl. Mayakovsky, Moscow
DRAMA/MALE ROLE
Danila KOZLOVSKY, Hamlet, “Hamlet”, Maly Drama Theater – Theater of Europe, St. Petersburg
DRAMA/SUPPORTING ROLE
Elena NEMZER, Pantaloon, “The Raven”, Alexandrinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg
DRAMA/MALE SUPPORTING ROLE
Holger MUNZENMAIER, Deacon, “Once upon a time,” Drama Theatre, Sharypovo
DRAMA/WORK OF PLAYWRIGHT
Marius IVASKEVIČIUS, “Russian Novel”, Theater named after. Vl. Mayakovsky, Moscow
SPECIAL PRIZES OF THE JURY OF DRAMA AND PUPPET THEATER
Ensemble of actors in the play “Three Sisters”, Red Torch Theater, Novosibirsk
Igor Volkov, Vitaly Kovalenko, Elena Vozhakina - actors in the play “Beyond the Curtain”, Alexandrinsky Theater, St. Petersburg
Announcement
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About 50 awards were presented at the Golden Mask theater award ceremony, which took place on Wednesday at the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater in Moscow.
The list of theater award nominees represents all types and genres performing arts: ballet, musical, drama, puppet show. To select the best, this season experts looked at almost a thousand performances staged in more than a hundred Russian cities.
This was the largest theatrical marathon in the entire history of the Golden Mask. Over two and a half months, audiences saw 74 performances. The creators of the best of them took part in the last and most unpredictable presentation of this festival - the award ceremony. According to tradition, it takes place on the stage of the Musical Theater named after. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko. Only the names of the laureates in the nomination “For Contribution to the Development of Theater Art” were known in advance. This year's winners include Vladimir Etush, Rezo Gabriadze and Oleg Tabakov. The audience greeted them standing.
Evgenia Smirnova was recognized as the best dramatic artist for her role in the play “Russian Novel” at the Mayakovsky Theater. Danila Kozlovsky became a laureate in the category “Best Actor in a Large Formal Drama” for his role as Hamlet in the MDT – Theater of Europe play of the same name.
Conductor Teodor Currentzis also won the National Theater Award “Golden Mask” 2017 for his work on the opera “La Traviata”. In the “Modern Dance” category, the performance “All Roads Lead North” was recognized as the best.
Full list of laureates:
OPERETTA–MUSICAL/PERFORMANCE
BINDYUSHNIK AND THE KING, Theater for Young Spectators, Krasnoyarsk
OPERETTA–MUSICAL/CONDUCTOR’S WORK
Andrey ALEXEEV, “White. Petersburg", Musical Comedy Theatre, St. Petersburg
OPERETTA–MUSICAL/DIRECTOR'S WORK
Roman FEODORI, “Bindyuzhnik and the King”, Theater for Young Spectators, Krasnoyarsk
OPERETTA–MUSICAL/FEMALE ROLE
Maria BIORK, Sonya, “Crime and Punishment”, Musical Theatre, Moscow
OPERETTA–MUSICAL/MALE ROLE
Victor KRIVONOS, Apollon Apollonovich Ableukhov, “White. Petersburg", Musical Comedy Theatre, St. Petersburg
OPERETTA-MUSICAL/BEST SUPPORTING ROLE
Vladimir GALCHENKO, Prince of Serpukhov, “The Story of a Horse”, Drama Theater named after. M. Gorky, Samara
BALLET/PERFORMANCE
ROMEO AND JULIET, Opera and Ballet Theater, Ekaterinburg
CONTEMPORARY DANCE/PERFORMANCE
ALL ROUTES LEAD TO THE NORTH, Ballet Moscow Theater, Moscow
BALLET/CONDUCTOR'S WORK
Pavel KLINICHEV, “Ondine”, Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow
BALLET–MODERN DANCE/ WORK OF A CHOREOGRAPHER–CHOREOGRAPHER
Anton PIMONOV, “Violin Concerto No. 2”, Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg
BALLET–MODERN DANCE/FEMALE ROLE
Victoria TERESHKINA, “Violin Concerto No. 2”, Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg
BALLET–MODERN DANCE/MALE ROLE
Igor BULYTSYN, Mercutio, Romeo and Juliet, Opera and Ballet Theatre, Ekaterinburg
OPERA/PLAY
RODELINDA, Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow
OPERA/CONDUCTOR'S WORK
Theodor KURENTZIS, La Traviata, Opera and Ballet Theatre. P.I. Tchaikovsky, Perm
OPERA/DIRECTOR'S WORK
Richard JONES, Rodelinda, Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow
OPERA/FEMALE ROLE
Nadezhda PAVLOVA, Violetta Valeri, “La Traviata”, Opera and Ballet Theater. P.I. Tchaikovsky, Perm
OPERA/MALE ROLE
Liparit AVETISYAN, Chevalier des Grieux, “Manon”, Musical Theater named after. K.S. Stanislavsky and Vl.I. Nemirovich-Danchenko, Moscow
WORK OF A COMPOSER IN MUSICAL THEATER
Eduard ARTEMYEV, “Crime and Punishment”, Musical Theatre, Moscow
SPECIAL MUSICAL THEATER JURY AWARDS
Performance “the_Marusya”, Dialogue Dance Company, Kostroma
Performance “Hercules”, Bashkir Opera and Ballet Theater, Ufa
ARTIST'S WORK IN MUSICAL THEATER
Ethel IOSHPA, “Salome”, New Opera Theatre, Moscow
WORK OF A COSTUME DESIGNER IN MUSICAL THEATER
Elena TURCHANINOVA, “The Snow Maiden”, “Old House” theater, Novosibirsk
WORK OF A LIGHTING DESIGNER IN A MUSICAL THEATER
Robert WILSON, La Traviata, Opera and Ballet Theatre. P.I. Tchaikovsky, Perm
DRAMA/ARTIST'S WORK
Nikolai ROSCHIN, “The Raven”, Alexandrinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg
DRAMA/COSTUME DESIGNER
Elena SOLOVIOVA, “Ship of Fools”, Gran Theater, Novokuibyshevsk
DRAMA/LIGHTING DESIGNER
Alexander MUSTONEN, “Bald Cupid”, Moscow Theater for Young Spectators
COMPETITION "EXPERIMENT"
THE SNOW Maiden, Theater "Old House", Novosibirsk
DOLLS/PERFORMANCE
KOLINO ESSAY, Producer center "KontArt", St. Petersburg
PUPPETS/DIRECTOR'S WORK
Natalya PAKHOMOVA, “The Tale with Closed Eyes “Hedgehog in the Fog””, Moscow Puppet Theater
DOLLS/ARTIST'S WORK
Victor ANTONOV, “Iron”, Puppet Theater of the Republic of Karelia, Petrozavodsk
DOLLS/ACTOR'S WORK
Anna SOMKINA, Alexander BALSANOV, “Kolino’s composition”, Producer center “KontArt”, St. Petersburg
DRAMA/PLAY OF LARGE FORM
RUSSIAN NOVEL, Theater named after. Vl. Mayakovsky, Moscow
DRAMA/ SMALL FORM PERFORMANCE
MAGADAN/CABARET, Theater "Near Stanislavsky's House", Moscow
DRAMA/DIRECTOR'S WORK
Andrey MOGUCHIY, “The Thunderstorm”, Bolshoi Drama Theatre. G.A. Tovstonogov, St. Petersburg
DRAMA/FEMALE ROLE
Evgenia SIMONOVA, Sofya Tolstaya, “Russian Novel”, Theater named after. Vl. Mayakovsky, Moscow
DRAMA/MALE ROLE
Danila KOZLOVSKY, Hamlet, “Hamlet”, Maly Drama Theater – Theater of Europe, St. Petersburg
DRAMA/SUPPORTING ROLE
Elena NEMZER, Pantaloon, “The Raven”, Alexandrinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg
DRAMA/MALE SUPPORTING ROLE
Holger MUNZENMAIER, Deacon, “Once upon a time,” Drama Theatre, Sharypovo
DRAMA/WORK OF PLAYWRIGHT
Marius IVASKEVIČIUS, “Russian Novel”, Theater named after. Vl. Mayakovsky, Moscow
SPECIAL PRIZES OF THE JURY OF DRAMA AND PUPPET THEATER
Acting ensemble of actors in the play “Three Sisters”, Red Torch Theater, Novosibirsk
Igor Volkov, Vitaly Kovalenko, Elena Vozhakina - actors in the play “Beyond the Curtain”, Alexandrinsky Theater, St. Petersburg
AWARD "FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE THEATER ARTS"
Aigum AIGUMOV, artistic director Dagestan Musical and Drama Theater named after. A.P. Salavatova, National artist Russian Federation, laureate of the State Prize of the Government of the Republic of Dagestan.
Irina BOGACHEVA, soloist of the Mariinsky Theater, People's Artist USSR, Laureate of the USSR State Prize, Laureate of the Highest Theater Award of St. Petersburg “Golden Soffit” “For outstanding contribution to the theatrical culture of St. Petersburg.”
Andrey BORISOV, theater and film artist, director, People's Artist of the Russian Federation, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), laureate State awards USSR and RF, Honored Artist of the Altai Republic.
Rezo GABRIADZE, Georgian film director and screenwriter, playwright, artist, sculptor, artistic director of the Tbilisi Puppet Theater.
Georgy KOTOV, actor and director of the Omsk Musical Theatre, People's Artist of the RSFSR. Nikolai MARTON, actor of the Alexandrinsky Theater, People's Artist of the Russian Federation.
Oleg TABAKOV, artistic director of the Moscow Art Theater. A.P. Chekhov, People's Artist of the USSR, Laureate of State Prizes of the USSR and the Russian Federation, full holder of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland.
Vladimir ETUSH, actor of the Theater named after. Evg. Vakhtangov, People's Artist of the USSR, artistic director Theater School them. B. Shchukina.
PRIZE “FOR SUPPORT OF THE THEATER ARTS OF RUSSIA”
Charitable Foundation "Art, Science and Sports"
The 2017 award was the largest in terms of the number of participants
Actor Danila Kozlovsky, who became a laureate in the Drama/Male Role category, at the Golden Mask awards ceremony
Moscow. April 19. website - Andrey Moguchy, Danila Kozlovsky, Teodor Currentzis became laureates of the 23rd Russian National Theater Award "Golden Mask", the award ceremony of which took place on Wednesday at the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theatre.
“For 23 years, this was the largest “Mask” - in more than three months we had more than 220 performances, including all projects, competitive and non-competitive programs. The main purpose of “Mask” is to update the theatrical space throughout Russia,” noted the director festival Maria Revyakina.
She also remembered Georgy Taratorkin, who died in February 2017, who headed the Golden Mask for more than 20 years. “Georgiy Georgievich knew exactly what dedication to one’s work means, what it means to understand and accept the people of the theater, to forgive and love them. He watched with equal interest both the capital’s performances and productions from the regions. There was such an award - “For Honor and Dignity.” And truly, Georgy Georgievich was a man of honor and dignity, inner aristocracy,” Revyakina said.
Chairman of the jury of the Drama Theater and Puppet Theater, artistic director of the Russian Academic Youth Theater (RAMT) Alexey Borodin told Interfax that the trend of searches can be seen in the works presented this season. “This is a search in different directions. And I think that’s good,” he said.
When asked whether discussions about censorship had an impact on the atmosphere in theatrical environment, Borodin noted that, in his opinion, such discussions only free people. “Everyone is now reacting to this (discussions about censorship - IF) absolutely calmly and even, perhaps, to some extent, all these conversations provoke some kind of creativity, which is free,” the artistic director of RAMT expressed confidence.
The "Golden Mask" in the nomination "Best Performance in Drama. Large Form" was awarded to "Russian Novel" of the Vl. Mayakovsky Theater, and Andrei Moguchiy ("The Thunderstorm" of the Bolshoi Drama Theater named after G.A. Tovstonogov) became the best dramatic director.
For the best male role in a drama, the jury awarded Danila Kozlovsky ("Hamlet" of the Maly Drama Theater - Theater of Europe), and for the female role - Evgenia Simonova (Sofya Tolstaya in "Russian Novel" of the Moscow Vl. Mayakovsky Theater).
The best opera production became "Rodelinda" of the Bolshoi Theater, and Teodor Currentzis was named the best conductor in opera ("La Traviata" Perm theater and ballet named after P.I. Tchaikovsky).
The best ballet performance recognized "Romeo and Juliet" by the Yekaterinburg Opera and Ballet Theater, and Pavel Klinichev became the best conductor. Three works were presented in this nomination, each of which Klinichev worked on. The jury noted his "Ondine", presented at the Bolshoi Theater.
The first in the Operetta/Musical category was “Bindyuzhnik and the King” of the Krasnoyarsk Theater for Young Spectators.
The winners of the Union of Theater Workers (UTD) award for outstanding contribution to the development of theatrical art were Aigum Aigumov, Irina Bogacheva, Andrey Borisov, Rezo Gabriadze, Georgy Kotov (who died in March 2017), Nikolai Marton, Oleg Tabakov, Vladimir Etush.
The Golden Mask was established in 1993 by the Union of Theater Workers of the Russian Federation as a professional award for the best works of the season in all types of theatrical art.
In total, more than 900 applications were submitted to participate in the 23rd “Mask” - 130 cities, 614 dramatic performances and 325 musical performances took part in the selection.
The Golden Mask theater award ceremony began on the stage of the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Academic Musical Theater (MAMT). The final list of nominees this season included 28 dramatic performances of “large” and “small” forms, 13 operas, five ballets and nine contemporary dance performances, four performances in the operetta/musical genre, as well as eight puppet shows.
The winner of the award in the category “Best Performance in an Operetta-Musical” was “Bindyuzhnik and the King” (Theater for Young Spectators, Krasnoyarsk). The best actress in a musical operetta was played by Maria Biork - she was awarded for her role as Sonya in the play “Crime and Punishment” (Musical Theatre). The award for best actor in this category went to Viktor Krivonos for his role in the play “White. Petersburg" (Musical Comedy Theatre, St. Petersburg). The best supporting role in the operetta-musical was played by Vladimir Galchenko from the Drama Theater in Samara. The best director in this category was Roman Feodori from the Theater for Young Spectators in Krasnoyarsk, and the conductor was Andrey Alekseev from the Musical Comedy Theater in St. Petersburg.
“Romeo and Juliet”, staged at the Yekaterinburg Opera and Ballet Theater, was named the best ballet performance. The “Best Actor” award was given to Igor, who played Mercutio in this production. The best conductor was Pavel Klinichev - he received a prize for his work “Ondine” to the music of Hans Werner Henze (Bolshoi Theater, Moscow). Victoria Tereshkina played the best female role in the play “Violin Concerto No. 2” (Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg), Anton Pimonov received an award for the same performance in the category “Best work by a choreographer/choreographer”. The award in the category “Best Performance in Contemporary Dance” went to the work “All Roads Lead to the North” (Ballet Moscow Theatre).
The award for best opera conductor was given to Teodor Currentzis for the performance of La Traviata at the Tchaikovsky Opera and Ballet Theater in Perm. Best Director: Richard Jones (opera Rodelinda, Bolshoi Theatre). The award in the category “Best Opera Performance” also went to “Rodelinda”. The award for best actress in an opera was given to Nadezhda Pavlova (Violetta Valéry in “La Traviata” at the Tchaikovsky Opera and Ballet Theater in Perm), and for the best male role went to Liparit Avetisyan for (Chevalier des Grieux in the operetta “Manon” at the Stanislavsky Musical Theater and Nemirovich-Danchenko in Moscow). In the category “Best Work of a Composer in Musical Theatre” the award was won by Eduard Artemyev.
Danila Kozlovsky was recognized as the best dramatic actor for the role of Hamlet at the Maly Drama Theater of St. Petersburg. The best dramatic actress was Evgenia Simonova, who played Sofya Tolstoy in the play “Russian Novel” at the Mayakovsky Theater. The best director for the second year in a row was Andrei Moguchiy - he was awarded for the play “The Thunderstorm” at the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater. The prize for best supporting actress in a drama was given to Elena Nemzer from the Alexandrinsky Theater for her role as Pantaloon in the production of “The Raven”, and for best male role went to Holgen Münzenmayer (Deacon in the play “Once Upon a Time” at the Sharypovo Drama Theatre).
Russian President Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the participants, organizers and guests of the award ceremony. The head of state noted the contribution of the Golden Mask to supporting theaters and expressed confidence that the presentation of the award will provide participants with the opportunity to discuss actual problems and exchange accumulated experience. Mr. Putin also congratulated the laureates on their well-deserved success and wished everyone present good luck and inspiration for the implementation of their plans and plans.