Winners and Nominees by Category 2025

Female Debut
Winner
Samira Galimova
Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre Leonora - Il Trovatore
Nominees
Valentina Pravdina
Helikon Opera Enn - The Rake’s Progress
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Ekaterina Begunovich
Novosibirsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre NOVAT The Nightingale - The Nightingale
Male Debut
Winner
Vladislav Pikalov
Rostov State Musical Theatrew Amonasro - Aida
Nominees
Egor Martynenko
Mikhailovsky Theatre Vladimir Lensky - Eugene Onegin
Daniil Garkunov
Helikon Opera Tom Rakewell - The Rake’s Progress
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Best Female Performance
Winner
Nadezhda Pavlova
Nizhny Novgorod State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after A. S. Pushkin Olympia, Antonia, Giulietta, Stella - The Tales of Hoffmann
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Nominees
Ekaterina Zakharova
State Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) named after D. K. Sivtsev-Suorun Omolloon Violetta Valéry - La Traviata
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Laura Bustamante
Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre Azucena - Il Trovatore
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Best Male Performance
Winner
Andrey Baturkin
Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Music Theatre Gérard - Andrea Chénier
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Nominees
Vitaliy Savelyev
Chelyabinsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after M. I. Glinka Peter I - Peter I
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Elisey Laptev
Helikon Opera Nick Shadow - The Rake’s Progress
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Ivan Volkov
Samara Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after D. D. Shostakovich Hoffmann - The Tales of Hoffmann
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Supporting Role
Winner
Margarita Glazunova*
Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Music Theatre Smeton - Anna Boleyn
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Nominees
David Pogosyan
Samara Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after D. D. Shostakovich Andreas, Cochenille, Pittichinaccio, Franz - The Tales of Hoffmann
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Natalia Lyaskova
Perm State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after P. I. Tchaikovsky Countess - The Queen of Spades
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Ksenia Vyaznikova
Helikon Opera Baba-Turchanka - The Rake’s Progress
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Distinguished Guest
Winner
Alena Diyanova
Krasnoyarsk State Opera and Ballet Theatre named after D. A. Hvorostovsky Turandot - Turandot
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Nominees
Karlen Manukyan
Mikhailovsky Theatre Rudolf - La Bohème
Nurgalim Amanbay
Krasnoyarsk State Opera and Ballet Theatre named after D. A. Hvorostovsky Mikhail - To Love in War
Cast
Winner
Così fan tutte
Nizhny Novgorod State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after A. S. Pushkin A. Voronov, N. Pavlova, Y. Dyakova, K. Suchkov, B. Stepanov, and others
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Nominees
Andrea Chénier
Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Music Theatre N. Mavlyanov, E. Guseva, A. Zaraev, O. Kornievskaya, E. Lukash, L. Andreeva, and others
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The Rake’s Progress
Helikon Opera V. Pravdina, D. Garkunov, E. Laptev, K. Vyaznikova, D. Ponomarev, and others
The Nightingale
Novosibirsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre NOVAT D. Belozor, A. Denisov, G. Shigapova, S. Zakharov, A. Triller, and others
Cultural Event or Project(Kids)
Winner
Alice in Wonderland
Ural Opera Ballet
Nominees
Little Red Riding Hood
Children’s Opera Theatre “Strekozza” promo YouTube, promo RuTube
Cultural Event or Project (Traditional)
Winner
Anna Boleyn
Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Music Theatre promo YouTube, promo RuTube
Nominees
Cultural Event or Project (Innovation)
Winner
RE-Construction: Die Vögel
Moscow State Academic Children’s Musical Theatre named after N. I. Sats promo YouTube, promo RuTube
Nominees
To Love in War
Krasnoyarsk State Opera and Ballet Theatre named after D. A. Hvorostovsky
Peter I
Chelyabinsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after M. I. Glinka promo RuTube
Cultural Event or Project (Concert projects)
Winner
Ivan Susanin
Novosibirsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre NOVAT On the 80th Anniversary of the Theatre and the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War
Nominees
Cultural Event or Project (Educational projects)
Winner
War and Peace. Natasha
Union of Theatre Workers of the Russian Federation Summer International Theatre School of the STD RF
Winner
Tannhäuser
OperaCall Creative Challenge with the support of the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives
Nominees
Soul of opera
Winner
Dmitry Bertman
Helikon-opera GENERAL AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THE HELIKON-OPERA THEATRE
Nominees
Favorite
Winner
Little Red Riding Hood
Children’s Opera Theatre “Strekozza” promo YouTube, promo RuTube
Winner
Ekaterina Zakharova
State Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) named after D. K. Sivtsev-Suorun Omolloon Violetta Valéry - La Traviata
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Nominees
Theatre
Winner
The Nizhny Novgorod State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after A.S. Pushkin
Nominees
Musical Director
Winner
Alexander Soloviev
Mikhailovsky Theatre musical director of the Mikhailovsky Theatre
Nominees
Stage Director
Winner
Sergey Novikov
Nominees
Legend
Winner
Alexei Steblyanko
Nominees
Concertmaster
Winner
Zhanna Iskhakova
The Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre
Nominees
Forever in memory
Winner
Tamara Milashkina
Nominees
For long and devoted service to their profession
Winner
Alexander Morozov
Mariinsky Theatre
Nominees