Russian National Theatre Award "Golden Mask" nominees for 2014/15 season have been announced earlier today, on November 3. The Bolshoi Theatre has 18 nominees in 14 nominations!
Opera "Best Performance" nomination: "Le Nozze di Figaro" "Best Conductor" nomination: William Lacey ("Le Nozze di Figaro") "Best Director" nomination: Eugeny Pisarev ("Le Nozze di Figaro") "Best Female Part" nomination: Anna Aglatova (Susanna, "Le Nozze di Figaro"), Yulia Mazurova (Cherubino, "Le Nozze di Figaro") "Best Male Part" nomination: Konstantin Shushakov (Count Almaviva, "Le Nozze di Figaro") "Best Set Designer in Music Theatre" nomination: Zinovy Margolin ("Le Nozze di Figaro") "Best Costume Designer in Music Theatre" nomination: Victoria Sevryukova ("Le Nozze di Figaro")
Ballet "Best Performance" nomination: "A Hero of Our Time" "Best Conductor" nomination: Anton Grishanin("A Hero of Our Time") "Best Choreographer" nomination: Yury Possokhov ("A Hero of Our Time") "Best Female Part" nomination: Olga Smirnova (Bela, "A Hero of Our Time"), Ekaterina Shipulina (Undine, "A Hero of Our Time") "Best Male Part" nomination: Vladislav Lantratov (Pechorin - "Taman", "A Hero of Our Time"), Vyacheslav lopatin (Pechorin - "Princess Mary", "A Hero of Our Time"), Denis Savin (Grushnitski, "A Hero of Our Time") "Best Composer in Music Theatre" nomination: Ilya Demutsky ("A Hero of Our Time") "Best Lightning Designer in Music Theatre" nomination: Simon Donger ("A Hero of Our Time")
Congratulations to all the nominees! The laureates will be announced on April 16, 2015.