Vasily Alexeevich Barkhatov (Russian: Василий Алексеевич Бархатов; born 1983) is a Russian stage director.
Early life
Vasily Barkhatov was born in Moscow in 1983.[1] In 2004 he interned at the Komische Oper in Berlin, where he was mentored by producer Peter Konvichniy.[2] A year later, he graduated from the Russian Institute of Theatre Art where he was under guidance from Raissa Nemchinskaya.[3]
In 2012 he, along with Anna Makhova and Dmitry Renansky, announced the creation of the theatre's Modern Opera Lab.[5]
Mikhaylovsky Theatre
In 2011, Mikhaylovsky Theatre director Vladimir Kehman invited Barkhatov to become the theatre's artistic director, a position Barkhatov began in 2013.[6] His first opera project at the theatre was a production of Der fliegende Holländer. Barkhatov also staged a gala concert in honor of the theatre's anniversary.[7] Barkhatov announced his resignation from the position in 2014, shortly before his staging of Eugene Onegin opened the theatre's season.[8]
Awards
In 2009, Barkhatov received the Golden Mask award for his staging of The Brothers Karamazov.[6]