Dmitry Bertman

Dmitry Alexandrovitch Bertman (Russian: Дмитрий Александрович Бертман; born 31 October 1967) is a Russian theatre and opera director and the founder and artistic director of Helikon Opera in Moscow.

He graduated from Russian Academy of Theatre Arts where he studied under Georgy Ansimov.

Back in his student years he staged a number of opera, musical and dramatic performances at first in his Studio Theater together with Jacob Rosenberg and later in professional theaters in Moscow, Tver, Odessa and Syktyvkar.

Since 1994 Dmitry Bertman has held master-classes at the Bern Opera Studio, teaching the approaches to acting and performance of Konstantin Stanislavski, Michael Chekhov and Feodor Chaliapin.

Between 1997 and 2000 Dmitry Bertman received the Golden Mask Award (Best Stage Director) [3] for his productions of Carmen, The Tsar's Bride and Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District.