On December 14, the Hvorostovsky Krasnoyarsk Opera and Ballet Theatre will present the opera Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini to the audience. Batchimeg Sambuu, a soprano singer from Mongolia, will perform the title role. The part of Pinkerton will be sung by the favourite of the Krasnoyarsk public, Honoured Artist of Buryatia Mikhail Pirogov.

Batchimeg graduated from the Mongolian University of Culture and Art in 2012. From 2012 to 2016, she worked at the Mongolian Opera and Ballet Theatre; since 2016, she has been a soloist of the opera company of the Ts. Tsydynzhapov Buryatia State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre. Over the years, she has won a number of competitions in Russia: the 1st Prize of the opera competition Uchirtai Gurvan Tolgoi (2016), the 3rd Prize of the Baikal International Vocal Competition (2015), the 1st Prize of the Linkhovoin International Vocal Competition (2014) . Besides, Batchimeg Sambuu is a laureate of the State Prize of the Republic of Buryatia (2018).

The young singer's repertoire includes leading soprano parts in operas by Verdi, Bizet, Puccini, Mozart, Leoncavallo, Tchaikovsky. Batchimeg has a special attitude on Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly.

“I really love the role of Butterfly, since I made my debut on the stage of the Buryat Opera and Ballet Theatre performing exactly this role in 2016. The most interesting thing was that Mikhail Pirogov became my first Pinkerton then; and I am very glad to perform Cio-Cio-san again with him on the stage of the Krasnoyarsk Opera and Ballet Theatre. For me, it will be something new and exciting, so I accepted the invitation with pleasure and gratitude to the management and the entire staff of the Krasnoyarsk theatre,” Batchimeg Sambuu commented.