Tatiana Shmyga posthumously awarded the "Golden Mask" award

Queen operetta, People's Artist of the USSR Tatiana Shmyga posthumous winner of the Russian National Theatre Award "Golden Mask". Highest title awarded wonderful actress in the nomination "for outstanding contributions to the theater." This was announced at a press conference in Moscow. "We are very confident that Tatiana Shmyga itself is rightfully owed her an award, but life, unfortunately, had other plans," - said General Director of the "Golden Mask" Maria Revyakina. She said that the decision to award Tatiana sniffing sixth December 2010 was taken at the meeting of the Secretariat of the Union of theatrical figures of Russia. But on 3 Died Feb. outstanding actress. Tatiana Shmyga died on the 83 th year of life, almost 60 years in his home theater "Moscow Operetta Theatre." You - ". Folk artist of the USSR," the only actress, operetta, was awarded the title Maria Revyakina clarified that only the winners will be announced in advance in the nomination. So, according to her, "Golden Mask" "For outstanding contribution to the development of theater art" and actress Galina Umpeleva Yekaterinburg is drama. The winner of the "Golden Mask" - "The best foreign performance shown in Russia in 2010", the game in Moscow Drama Theatre Graz (Austria) was presented "The hour when we knew nothing about each other." Maria Revyakina reported that the Secretariat of the Theatre Union of Russia, it was decided to award this year, not at the cost of "Golden Mask" - "For the support of the Russian theater." As for the winners in the major categories, they are only at the ceremony of the "Golden Mask" on 15th April in Moscow and the arcade is the 17th will be known in a row. ITAR-TASS