Crystal Turandot Awards Explained

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.

Past winners

• In 1993, dancers Ekaterina Maximova and Vladimir Vasiliev won the award for theatre arts.^[2] Theatre and film director Pyotr Fomenko won an award.^[3]
• In 1997/8, Dmitry Nazarov was awarded Best Actor, for playing Satin in the play TSATRA.^[4]
• In 2008, Boris Messerer won a Crystal Turandot.^[5]
• In 2010, Armenian actor Armen Dzhigarkhanyan won the award.^[6]
• 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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Crystal Turandot to Be Awarded in Moscow . Russky Mir Foundation. 24 September 2012 . 12 December 2021.
2. Web site: The Crystal Turandot Prize winners E. Maximova, V. Vasiliev. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306032251/http://www.1turandot.ru/winners/winner_vasilev/ . 6 March 2016 . 1turandot.ru.
3. Web site: Петр Наумович ФОМЕНКО (1932—2012) - ХРУСТАЛЬНАЯ ТУРАНДОТ . archive.ph . 16 April 2013 . ru . 13 December 2021 . 16 April 2013 . https://archive.today/20130416124002/http://www.1turandot.ru/winners/winner_fomenko/ . live .
4. Web site: Дмитрий Назаров. Russia-K. 13 December 2021. 12 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181112071922/http://tvkultura.ru/person/show/person_id/5141/. dead.
5. Web site: Борис Мессерер получит "Хрустальную Турандот" за честь и достоинство . 2016-05-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903063145/http://www.jewish.ru/news/culture/2008/06/news994264226.php . 2014-09-03 . dead .
6. News: Veteran Armenian Actor Wins Top Theater Prize in Moscow. https://web.archive.org/web/20181008024416/https://www.armenianow.com/arts_and_culture/23615/armen_jigharkhanyan_wins_moscow_prize . 8 October 2018. ArmeniaNow. 9 July 2010.
7. News: Театральный актёр Владимир Симонов получил приз "Хрустальная Турандот" . Russian . . 2016-06-27 . 2018-08-15 .