Russian National Theatre Award "Golden Mask" nominees for 2013/14 season have been announced. The Bolshoi Theatre has 12 nominees in 20 nominations! "Best Opera Performance" nomination: "Don Carlo" and "Così fan tutte" "Best Opera Conductor" nomination: Stefano Montanari ("Così fan tutte") and Robert Treviño ("Don Carlo") "Best Opera Director" nomination: Floris Visser ("Così fan tutte") "Best Female Opera Part" nomination: Veronika Dzhioeva (Elisabeth of Valois, "Don Carlo") "Best Male Opera Part" nomination: Dmitry Beloselsky (Philip II,"Don Carlo") and Igor Golovatenko (Rodrigo, Marquis of Posa, "Don Carlo") "Best Ballet Performance" nomination: "Lady of the Camellias" and "The Taming of the Shrew" "Best Ballet Conductor" nomination: Igor Dronov ("The Taming of the Shrew") "Best Choreographer" nomination: Jean-Christophe Maillot ("The Taming of the Shrew") "Best Female Ballet Part" nomination: Svetlana Zakharova (Marguerite Gautier, "Lady of the Camellias"), Ekaterina Krysanova (Katharina, "The Taming of the Shrew"), Olga Smirnova (Bianca, "The Taming of the Shrew") "Best Male Ballet Part" nomination: Vladislav Lantratov (Petruchio, "The Taming of the Shrew") and Semyon Chudin (Lucentio, "The Taming of the Shrew") "Best Costume Designer" nomination: Dieuweke van Reij ("Così fan tutte")
Congratulations to all the nominees! The laureates will be announced on April 18, 2015