Ariun Ganbaatar
Biography
Ariun (Ariunbaatar) Ganbaatar is one of the most promising rising baritones of his generation. Since receiving First Prize and the Grand Prix at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in 2015 and Song Prize at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World in 2017, the 35-year-old baritone has added most of the leading baritone parts to his repertoire and performed Macbeth (Macbeth), Giorgio Germont (La traviata), Scarpia (Tosca), Escamillo (Carmen), Amonasro (Aida), Rigoletto, Renato (Un ballo in maschera), Iago (Otello) and Alfio (Cavalleria rusticana) at Russian and Mongolian opera houses.
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Full Biography
Ariun (Ariunbaatar) Ganbaatar is one of the most promising rising baritones of his generation. Since receiving First Prize and the Grand Prix at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in 2015 and Song Prize at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World in 2017, the 35-year-old baritone has added most of the leading baritone parts to his repertoire and performed Macbeth (Macbeth), Giorgio Germont (La traviata), Scarpia (Tosca), Escamillo (Carmen), Amonasro (Aida), Rigoletto, Renato (Un ballo in maschera), Iago (Otello) and Alfio (Cavalleria rusticana) at Russian and Mongolian opera houses.
The Mongolian baritone kicks off the 2023/24 season performing the roles of Rigoletto (Rigoletto) and Rodrigo (Don Carlos) at the Mariinsky Theatre. He then appears as Count di Luna (Il trovatore) at the Mongolian National Opera. The title role in Nabucco is the vehicle for Ganbaatar’s return to the Ópera de Las Palmas later in the season. 2022/2023 marked his house debut in Las Palmas where he had a series of critically acclaimed performances as Rigoletto and Amonasro (Aida) under the batons of Daniel Oren and José Miguel Pérez-Sierra respectively. On stage of the Mariinsky Theatre, the baritone performed the roles of Scarpia (Tosca), Tonio (Pagliacci), Nabucco (Nabucco), Giorgio Germont (La traviata), Prince Yeletsky (The Queen of Spades) and Escamillo (Carmen). Ganbaatar finished the season by performing his signature role of Conte di Luna (Il trovatore) at the Musikfest Bremen in concert performances conducted ny Jérémie Rhorer.
As the winner of International Tchaikovsky Competition in 2015, Ganbaatar performed on the stages of Carnegie Hall in New York as well as Cadogan Hall and Buckingham Palace and London. In addition to his wins at the International Tchaikovsky Competition and the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World, Ariun Ganbataar won several prizes at other international contests: the First prize at the III International Muslim Magomayev Vocal Competition (2014), Mongolia’s Finest Singer award (2012) and the “Best Baritone of the Competition” award at the 24th International Glinka Vocal Competition (2011).
Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar was born near Ulaanbaatar and graduated from the Mongolian State University for Culture and Arts. He is Honored Artist of Mongolia (2011).
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