Mongolian opera singer E.Ankhbayar won second place at the 5th International Otto Edelmann Singing Competition, which was held in Vienna, Austria from November 8 to 12. Soloist of the Mongolian State Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet E.Ankhbayar claimed second prize among 140 opera singers from 39 countries and received 3,000 EUR in prize money. South Korean singer Byeong Min Gil won first place and Swiss baritone Alexandre Beuchat came in third place. Prior to this prize, E.Ankhbayar won first place at the second International Eva Marton Singing Competition held in Budapest, Hungary last year. E.Ankhbayar graduated as an opera singer from Ikh Mongol Institute in 2012. Since his graduation, he has been working as a soloist at the State Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet of Mongolia. He previously participated in L.Linkhovoin’s 10th Competition, where he won the award for Best Voice and Grand Prize in 2011. He also won first prize at the International Opera Competition named after Bibigul Tulegenova. The Mongolian singer became a finalist of the 50th International Opera Singers’ Competition in Toulouse, France in 2014.