Leyla Gencer
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AyÅe Leyla Gencer, known professionally as Leyla Gencer, and born on October 10, 1928 in Polonezköy, Istanbul, was an opera singer. She began her musical education at the Istanbul Conservatory before switching to private studies with Giannina Arangi-Lombardi and later Apollo Granforte. In 1950, she made her operatic debut as Santuazza in Cavalleria Rusticana in Ankara. Gencer's international career took off in 1953 when she debuted at the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples. She went on to perform regularly at La Scala in Milan from 1957, appearing in roles such as Leonora in La forza del destino, and Elisabetta in Don Carlos. Her repertoire encompassed over 70 roles. Gencer's last operatic appearance was in 1985 at La Fenice. She continued to teach young opera singers until her death on May 10, 2008, in Milan.
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- Macbeth, Act I: Come dal ciel by Leyla Gencer
- Il Trovatore, Act I: Dramma In Quattro Parti Di Salvatore Commarano featuring Plinio Clabassi
- Belisario, Act II: The Exile, "Trema Bisanzio! Sterminatrice" featuring Rina Pallini
- Il Trocatore, Act III: Dramma In Quattro Parti Di Salcatore Cammarano, Pt. 2 featuring Plinio Clabassi
- Il Trocatore, Act II: Dramma In Quattro Parti Di Salcatore Cammarano, Pt. 1 featuring Plinio Clabassi
- Il Trocatore, Act IV: Dramma In Quattro Parti Di Salcatore Cammarano, Pt. 2 featuring Mario Del Monaco
- Belisario, Act I: The Triumph, "Padre!...Irene, m'abbraccia" featuring Rina Pallini
- Belisario, Act I: The Triumph, "Ah, da chi son io tradito!" featuring Mirna Pecile
- Belisario, Act I: The Triumph, "Sostegni del mio trono" featuring Mirna Pecile
- Belisario, Act I: The Triumph, "Ah, pera l'empio che offese natura" featuring Mirna Pecile
- Belisario, Act I: The Triumph, "Madre tu fosti, e moglie" featuring Mirna Pecile
- Belisario: Overture featuring Giuseppe Taddei
- Mozart: Don Giovanni: Notte e giorno faticar - Leporello, Donna Anna, Don Giovanni, Commendatore, Don Ottavio featuring Cesare Siepi
- Mozart: Don Giovanni: Ma qual mai s'offre, o dei - Donna Anna, Don Ottavio, Don Giovanni, Leporello featuring Leyla Gencer
- Mozart: Don Giovanni: Bisogna aver coraggio - Donna Elvira, Don Ottavio, Donna Anna, Leporello, Don Giovanni featuring Cesare Siepi
- Mozart: Don Giovanni: Riposate, vezzose ragazze - Don Giovanni, Leporello, Masetto, Zerlina, Donna Anna, Donna Elvira, Don Ottavio featuring Mirella Freni
- Belisario, Act III: The Death, "Ricopriti, o cielo, d'un lugubre vel" featuring Mirna Pecile
- Mozart: Don Giovanni: Sola, sola in buio loco - Donna Elvira, Leporello, Don Ottavio, Donna Anna, Zerlina, Masetto featuring Mirella Freni
- Macbeth, Act I: Al cader della sera by Leyla Gencer
- Mozart: Don Giovanni: O statua gentilissima - Leporello, Don Giovanni, Comendatore, Don Ottavio, Donna Anna featuring Cesare Siepi
- Mozart: Don Giovanni: Crudele? Ah no, mio bene!... Non mi dir - Donna Anna, Don Ottavio by Leyla Gencer
- Mozart: Don Giovanni: Ah, fuggi il traditor! - Donna Elvira, Don Giovanni, Don Ottavio, Donna Anna featuring Cesare Siepi
- Mozart: Don Giovanni: Non ti fidar, o misera - Donna Elvira, Donna Anna, Don Ottavio, Don Giovanni featuring Cesare Siepi
- Mozart: Don Giovanni: Don Ottavio, son morta!... Or sai chi l'onore - Donna Anna, Don Ottavio by Leyla Gencer
