Ildar Abdrazakov became the owner of the «Golden Mask» award

Ildar Abdrazakov became the owner of the national theatre award «Golden Mask» in the season of 2011-2012 in the nomination «Opera/Best Actor».

As the press-service of the Ministry of Culture RB informs, the graduate of the Z.Ismagilov’s Ufa State Academy of Arts, the soloist of the St.-Petersburg Mariinsky Theatre, the national actor of Bashkortostan received such prestigious award for execution of the party of the multifaced villain — Lindorf, Coppelius , Doctor Miracle, Dapertutto in the opera «The Tales of Hoffmann» by J. Offenbach (director Vasily Barkhatov).

The solemn awarding ceremony took place on the scene of K.S. Stanislavsky and V.I.Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theatre in Moscow.

The National Theatre Award «Golden Mask» was founded in 1994 by the Theatre Union of Russia for productions in all genres of theatre art: drama, opera, ballet, modern dance, operetta, musical, and puppet theatre. The Golden Mask is also an annual Russian Theatre Festival that takes place in Moscow in spring presenting the most prominent performances from all over Russia.

Productions, participating in the Festival and nominated for the Golden Mask Award, are selected by the Boards of Experts, including theatre critics. The Jury of the Golden Mask is composed of actors, directors, conductors, choreographers, and other experts.