William Lacey nominated for Golden Mask award

For the third time in his career, William Lacey has been nominated for a Golden Mask award for Best Conductor in the opera category. This is for his work on the Bolshoi’s production of Billy Budd, which received a total of eight nominations. Lacey also conducted the Stanislavsky’s production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, which won the Golden Mask for Best Opera in 2013. 
Lacey is currently in his fifth consecutive season as a guest conductor at the Bolshoi, where this season he conducts Figaro as well as Billy Budd. 
The awards ceremony takes place in Moscow in April.