Ilya Mozhaisky

Honored Art Worker of Russia
Diploma winner of the festival “Young Russia”
Laureate of the Prize of the Governor of the Sverdlovsk Region “For outstanding achievements in the field of literature and art”

Graduated from GITIS them. Lunacharsky (now the Russian Academy of Theater Arts) with a degree in musical theater director (course of People’s Artist of the USSR, Professor G.P. Ansimov) in 1983. While studying at GITIS, he worked in parallel at the Moscow Academic Theater. V.V. Mayakovsky. He began his practical activity as a student, with performances in the theaters of Moscow, Magadan and Ivanov. 1983–1985 – Director of the Sverdlovsk State Theater of Musical Comedy. 1985–1987 – stage director of the State Opera and Ballet Theater of the Udmurt Republic. Since 1990 he has headed the opera studio of the Ural State Conservatory. M.P. Mussorgsky. In 1991, he organized the Yekaterinburg Experimental Musical Theater at the Ural State Conservatory. M.P. Mussorgsky, lasted until 2003. Since 2004 – director of the Moscow Academic Musical Theater named after K.S. Stanislavsky and Vl. I. Nemirovich-Danchenko. In parallel with his work in the theater, he was engaged in the education of young actors as the artistic director of the course of the Department of Musical Theater of the Yekaterinburg Theater Institute and the head of the course at the Department of Musical Theater of the Ural Conservatory. For success in working with creative youth, he was awarded diplomas of the Governor and the Government of the Sverdlovsk region, as well as the head of Yekaterinburg. In parallel with his work in the theater, he was engaged in the education of young actors as the artistic director of the course of the Department of Musical Theater of the Yekaterinburg Theater Institute and the head of the course at the Department of Musical Theater of the Ural Conservatory. For success in working with creative youth, he was awarded diplomas of the Governor and the Government of the Sverdlovsk region, as well as the head of Yekaterinburg. In parallel with his work in the theater, he was engaged in the education of young actors as the artistic director of the course of the Department of Musical Theater of the Yekaterinburg Theater Institute and the head of the course at the Department of Musical Theater of the Ural Conservatory. For success in working with creative youth, he was awarded diplomas of the Governor and the Government of the Sverdlovsk region, as well as the head of Yekaterinburg.

Productions:

C. Gounod’s opera “Faust” (Yekaterinburg State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre), M. Lee’s musical “The Man from La Mancha”, stage cantata “Carmina Burana” by C. Orff, the first production in Russia of G. Rossini’s opera “Cinderella” (performance became a nominee for the National Theater Festival “Golden Mask”, and also received a diploma of the laureate of the 1st prize of the STD of the Sverdlovsk region for the best theatrical work of the season; the director of the play I. Mozhaisky was awarded a special prize of the Governor of the Sverdlovsk region “For outstanding achievements in the field of literature and art”), opera by J. Massenet “Tais” (performance – laureate of the STD Sverdlovsk region award “For the musical event of the year”), opera by V.A. Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” (performance – nominee of the festival “Bravo!” for 2000, three diplomas: “For the best embodiment of opera classics”, “For the best work of the director”, “For the best male role”; in 2001 was included in the program of the World Theater Olympiad in Moscow), B. Britten’s opera The Turn of the Screw (the performance was a laureate of the Regional Theater Festival Bravo!, in 2000 it received the Golden Mask National Theater Award) , G. Ibsen’s play “Ghosts”, G. Rossini’s opera “The Barber of Seville”, music. E. Ptichkin’s comedy “Baby’s Revolt”, I. Kalman’s operetta “Maritza”, J. Bizet’s opera “Carmen”, G. Puccini’s opera “Tosca”, J. Offenbach’s opera “Tales of Hoffmann”, etc. Opera by G. Rossini “The Barber of Seville”, music. E. Ptichkin’s comedy “Baby’s Revolt”, I. Kalman’s operetta “Maritza”, J. Bizet’s opera “Carmen”, G. Puccini’s opera “Tosca”, J. Offenbach’s opera “Tales of Hoffmann”, etc. Opera by G. Rossini “The Barber of Seville”, music. E. Ptichkin’s comedy “Baby’s Revolt”, I. Kalman’s operetta “Maritza”, J. Bizet’s opera “Carmen”, G. Puccini’s opera “Tosca”, J. Offenbach’s opera “Tales of Hoffmann”, etc.