07 April 2015, Tuesday

This time The Bolshoi got the record-breaking number of nominations: 20 nominees in 4 stagings. Let's recall who were the experts' choice.

"Don Carlo" opera:
"Best Opera Performance"
"Best Opera Conductor" (Robert Treviño)
"Best Set Designer" (Tobias Hoheisel)

"Così fan tutte" opera:
"Best Opera Performance"
"Best Opera Conductor" (Stefano Montanari)
"Best Opera Director" (Floris Visser)
"Best Female Opera Part" ( Veronika Dzhioeva - Elisabeth of Valois)
"Best Male Opera Part" (Dmitry Beloselsky - Philip II and Igor Golovatenko - Rodrigo, Marquis of Posa)
"Best Set Designer" (Gideon Davey)
"Best Costume Designer" (Dieuweke van Reij)

"Lady of the Camellias" ballet:
"Best Ballet Performance"
"Best Female Ballet Part" (Svetlana Zakharova - Marguerite Gautier)

"The Taming of the Shrew" ballet:
"Best Ballet Performance"
"Best Ballet Conductor" (Igor Dronov)
"Best Choreographer" (Jean-Christophe Maillot)
"Best Female Ballet Part" (Ekaterina Krysanova - Katharina, Olga Smirnova - Bianca)
"Best Male Ballet Part" (Vladislav Lantratov - Petruchio, Semyon Chudin - Lucentio).

We cheer for all our nominees and wish them good luck. And who are your favourites?