Leyla Gencer

Leyla Gencer (Turkish pronunciation: [lejˈla ɟenˈdʒeɾ], née Çeyrekgil; 10 October 1928 – 10 May 2008) was a Turkish operatic soprano.^[1]

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.^[1] She made very few commercial recordings; however, numerous bootleg recordings of her performances exist. She was particularly associated with the heroines of Donizetti.^[2]^[1]

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^ Bel Canto Society page with Interview and photos Archived 2006-06-21 at the Wayback Machine, belcantosociety.org; accessed 29 May 2015.

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[2] Bel Canto Society page with Interview and photos Archived 2006-06-21 at the Wayback Machine, belcantosociety.org; accessed 29 May 2015.

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