The opera solo singer Irina Bogacheva is among the Golden Mask Award winners announced on December 12.

      The award is conferred on her "For outstanding contribution into development of the theatre art."

      Irina Bogacheva said that she was extremely happy to receive such an important award. If you get recognition of the city, it helps you to get prizes, she added.

      The solo singer congratulated Oleg Tabakov and Vladimir Etush, who also became outstanding award winners. Irina Bogacheva mentioned that she is very fond of Oleg Tabakov's acting. "While watching his works one starts enjoying life and it is very pleasant" - she said.