• Leyla Gencer (Turkish pronunciation: [lejˈla ɟenˈdʒeɾ], née Çeyrekgil; 10 October 1928 – 10 May 2008) was a Turkish operatic soprano. Gencer was a notable...
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  • artist wins Leyla Gencer prize". Hürriyet Daily News. Istanbul. 21 September 2012. "7th Leyla Gencer Voice Competition Winners", Leyla Gencer Voice Competition...
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    exponents of the title role in the post-war period have been Maria Callas, Leyla Gencer, Joan Sutherland, and Montserrat Caballé. Crivelli and Company were managing...
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    Arnold Schoenberg Choir; Bertrand de Billy, conductor (Oehms Classics) Leyla Gencer, Virginia Zeani, Gianna Pederzini, Gigliola Frazzoni, Scipio Colombo...
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  • Leila (name) (redirect from Leyla)
    Leyla Gencer, Turkish soprano opera singer Leyla Güngör (born 1993), Turkish-Swedish footballer Leyla Mamedbekova, Azerbaijani pathologist Leyla Mammadbeyova...
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    Borgia is often produced as a vehicle for a star soprano, including Leyla Gencer, Mariella Devia, Beverly Sills, Dame Joan Sutherland, Renée Fleming,...
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  • Thomas Wilson, American-Scottish composer and educator (d. 2001) 1928 – Leyla Gencer, Turkish soprano (d. 2008) 1928 – Sheila Walsh, English author (d. 2009)...
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    Competition of Savonlinna Opera Festival (shared), and sixth prize at the Leyla Gencer Voice Competition. In 2011, she won first prize at Operalia, held that...
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    famous modern sopranos have lent their voices to the role, including Leyla Gencer, Montserrat Caballé, Marisa Galvany, Renata Scotto, Edita Gruberova and...
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    three venues for opera and ballet in Ankara, Turkey, the other two being Leyla Gencer Sahnesi in Ostim and Operet Sahnesi (Operetta Theater) in Sıhhiye. The...
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  • Güzelses Meshulam Riklis Berry Sakharof Cem Sultan Abraham Salomon Camondo Leyla Gencer Mehmet Günsür Nicola Rossi-Lemeni Ferzan Özpetek Hugo Pratt Muhanna Al-Dura...
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  • fresh generation of singers such as Montserrat Caballé, Maria Callas, Leyla Gencer, Joan Sutherland, Beverly Sills and Marilyn Horne, who had acquired bel...
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  • Colombian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1969) 2008 – Leyla Gencer, Turkish soprano (b. 1928) 2010 – Frank Frazetta, American illustrator...
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    (1919–2008), cremated, and ashes scattered in New Zealand's Hauraki Gulf Leyla Gencer (1928–2008), ashes scattered into the Bosphorus Tan Chor Jin (1966–2009)...
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    Devereux started at the San Carlo in Naples in 1964, the revival starring Leyla Gencer. Montserrat Caballé appeared in a combination of concert performances...
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    and Abdi İpekçi. From his mother's side, he is a relative of soprano Leyla Gencer. Cemil İpekçi, who comes from İpekçi family, has been living in Istanbul...
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    indicates because of Turkified Poles who marry Turks. For example, Leyla Gencer's mother was Atiye Çeyrekgil, who was born Alexandra Angela Minakovska...
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    Cemal Erkin, Hasan Ferit Alnar and Necil Kazım Akses. Legendary soprano Leyla Gencer studied voice training in the conservatory. Some of alumni;[circular...
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    Teatro alla Scala Chorus and Orchestra; Antonio Annaloro (Herman), Leyla Gencer (Liza), Marianna Radev (Countess), Ivo Vinco (Count Tomsky), Sesto Bruscantini...
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  • Gutman, İdil Biret, Suna Kan, Ayşegül Sarıca, Ayla Erduran, Verda Ermen, Leyla Gencer, Suzanna Mildonian, Kostas Kotsiolis, Narciso Yepes, Ratimir Martinović...
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    Anne in the 2015 BBC two television series Wolf Hall. Maria Callas, Leyla Gencer, Beverly Sills, Joan Sutherland, Montserrat Caballé, Edita Gruberová...
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    was also a Maggio Musicale Fiorentino production in 1967 which starred Leyla Gencer and Shirley Verrett. By the late 1980s, after a critical edition was...
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    Luchino Visconti. There followed other revivals for leading sopranos; Leyla Gencer in Palermo, 1969 and Rome, 1973; Renata Scotto in Florence, 1970; Montserrat...
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  • head of IDF military intelligence, President of Ben-Gurion University Leyla Gencer, opera singer Fatma Girik, actress Münir Göle, writer and photographer...
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  • Journalist Association". Her books are the following: 1995: Leyla Gencer'e Armağan ("A gift to Leyla Gencer") 1995: Kara Sevda ("Melancholy") 1998: Kadmandu'dan...
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    until April 1966 before it was heard there again under Vittorio Gui with Leyla Gencer singing the title role. Beatrice di Tenda was revived in 1961 by the...
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    In 1969, conductor Fernando Previtali revived the opera, with soprano Leyla Gencer and baritone Renato Bruson. (An unofficial recording is in circulation...
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    include the poet and playwright Nazım Hikmet and the soprano opera singer Leyla Gencer. Memorial House of 'Zofia Rizi', housing souvenirs, photographs, books...
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  • country music singer Larry Levine, 80, American audio engineer May 10 – Leyla Gencer, 79, Turkish soprano May 11 Dottie Rambo, 74 (bus accident), American...
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    Most notable amongst performers in the leading female role has been Leyla Gencer. The opera was presented in January 2005 by the North Carolina School...
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