Crystal Turandot Awards

The Crystal Turandot Awards are Russian theatre awards created in 1991. They are awarded at the Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow, where the winner receives a crystal figurine of Princess Turandot, the main character of Turandot, a play first staged at the theatre in 1922.[1]

It has been described as the highest theatre prize of Moscow.[2]

Past winners

  • In 1993, dancers Ekaterina Maximova and Vladimir Vasiliev won the award for theatre arts.[3] Theatre and film director Pyotr Fomenko won an award.[4]
  • In 1997/8, Dmitry Nazarov was awarded Best Actor, for playing Satin in the play TSATRA.[5]
  • In 2008, Boris Messerer won a Crystal Turandot.[6]
  • In 2010, Armenian actor Armen Dzhigarkhanyan won the award.[2]
  • In 2012, Vakhtangov Theatre's oldest actress, 96-year-old Galina Konovalova, was honoured with the award in the Honour and Dignity category. Actor Valentin Gaft also received an award.[1]
  • In 2016, Vladimir Simonov was awarded the prize.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Crystal Turandot to Be Awarded in Moscow". Russky Mir Foundation. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Veteran Armenian Actor Wins Top Theater Prize in Moscow". ArmeniaNow. 9 July 2010. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018.
  3. ^ "The Crystal Turandot Prize winners E. Maximova, V. Vasiliev". 1turandot.ru. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Петр Наумович ФОМЕНКО (1932—2012) - ХРУСТАЛЬНАЯ ТУРАНДОТ". archive.ph (in Russian). 16 April 2013. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Дмитрий Назаров". Russia-K. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Борис Мессерер получит "Хрустальную Турандот" за честь и достоинство". Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Театральный актёр Владимир Симонов получил приз "Хрустальная Турандот"". Rossiya Segodnya (in Russian). 27 June 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2018.