The chief conductor of the Bashkir Opera and Ballet Theater, Honored Artist of Bashkortostan, winner of the Golden Mask Russian National Theater Award, music director of the International Festival of Opera Art "Shalyapin Evenings in Ufa" Artem Makarov became a member of the jury of the Golden Mask Russian National Theater Award.

Adolf Shapiro, director, artistic director of projects of the Theater of Young Spectators named after A. Bryantsev, founder and head of laboratories and master classes, People’s Artist of Latvia, laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation, State Prize of Latvia, KS Stanislavsky Prize, was appointed chairman of the jury. .

Note that in 2019, the Russian National Theater Award and the Golden Mask Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary. The main competition program of the Golden Mask Festival will be held in Moscow in February-March-April 2019. The Golden Mask Award Ceremony will be held on April 16 at the Historic Stage of the Bolshoi Theater.