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Leyla Gencer

Leyla Gencer, born October 10, 1928 in Istanbul, Turkey, is a world-renowned Turkish soprano opera singer.

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Category: File - :Leyla Gencer.jpg|right|thumb|Leyla Gencer as Antonina in Gaetano Donizetti's Belisario at La Fenice in 1969.

Leyla Gencer, or Ay?e Leyla Çeyrekgil (October 10, 1928 ? May 10, 2008) was a world-renowned Turkish operatic soprano.

Known as "La Diva Turca" (The Turkish Diva) and "La Regina" (The Queen) in the opera world, Gencer was a notable bel canto soprano who spent most of her career in Italy, from the early 1950s through the mid-1980s, and had a repertoire encompassing more than seventy roles. She made very few commercial recordings; however, numerous bootleg recordings o...

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Leyla Gencer on Maria Callas

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Leyla Gencer sings Norma

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