Japanese singer featured in Mongolia opera

Japanese soprano Yumi Okuyama (L) takes a practice session before performing a Mongolian opera at Mongolia's National Opera Theater in Ulan Bator on March 13 to mark the 25th anniversary of cultural exchanges between Japan and Mongolia. Okuyama, who sang in Mongolian, is the first foreign singer to perform in a Mongolian opera.

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