The Golden Mask (, 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
Nominees and recipients
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
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