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E. Amartuvshin Named One of World’s Top 11 Opera Singers
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Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. Mongolian baritone Amartuvshin Enkhbat was named one of the top 11 singers of 2022, released from Operawire, the digital newsletter offering the latest news from around the world.
The OperaWire selected French tenor Benjamin Bernheim, American opera singer J’Nai Bridges, Italian soprano Eleonora Buratto, British tenor Allan Clayton, American singer Anthony Roth Costanzo, British tenor Freddie De Tommaso, Mongolian baritone Amartuvshin Enkhbat, American tenor Clay Hilley, Polish soprano Aleksandra Kurzak, Italian baritone Luca Salsi, American soprano Corinne Winters as top singers of this year.
The digital newsletter highlighted our opera singer Amartuvshin Enkhbat as the Verdi baritone of his generation. Then the OperaWire continued to emphasize him as follows. Currently one of the most sought-after singers at the great houses of the world, the Mongolian baritone continues to conquer every Verdi role he is assigned with his lush tone. This year he began at the Royal Opera House for a revival of “Nabucco,” followed by his role debut as Miller in “Luisa Miller” at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma.
Then there was “Rigoletto.” The role has become a signature for the baritone as he has now sung it over 60 times. First, he sang it in Genoa and at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège. From there he took it to La Scala in a modernist production that was inspired by “Parasite.”
And then, two years after his La Scala debut, he returned to the iconic and historic venue to deliver this most iconic of Verdi roles. He was praised with many noting, “his voice is extremely well-suited to Verdi, strong and powerful, elegant in the phrasing, sweet in the mezza voce.” That production went on to be broadcast through Medici.tv.
There was also a debut at the Staatsoper Hamburg in “Aida” and returns to the Arena di Verona for “Nabucco” and “Aida.” He also performed the Teatro Massimo di Palermo in “Tosca.”
The baritone also opened a new production of “La Forza del Destino” in Parma where he has become a revered guest for the Verdi Festival. For his performance as Don Carlo di Vargas OperaWire noted, “He is a true Verdi baritone with a booming tone, contrasted with silky legato phrasing.”
He also headlined a new production of “Il Trovatore” in Florence and a revival of “La Traviata” in Vienna.
The baritone also had two recordings released, first “La Forza del Destino” from the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and then, “Gustavo III,” from the Verdi Festival.
