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The Documentary: From the Steppes to the Stage

Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar - Opera Singer

14/03/2018 GMT

From the Steppes to the Stage

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How baritone Ariunbaatar Ganbaataar rose from the Monglian steppe to operatic stardom

How baritone Ariunbaatar Ganbaataar rose from the Monglian steppe to operatic stardom.

Internationally-acclaimed opera star Ariunbaatar Ganbaataar was born into a family of nomadic herders on the immense Mongolian steppe. In this hypnotic audio portrait, journalist Kate Molleson visits his family's ger to discover whether Mongolia's unique traditional culture – perhaps even its landscape itself – is the secret of his extraordinary vocal alchemy. Kate is treated to a performance of Mongolian longsong - the nation's traditional classical singing art - as well as joining Ariunbaatar on horseback to hear the songs he sang as a young boy, alone in the vast wilderness.

(Photo: Ariunbaatar Ganbaataar stands outside his family's ger)

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