Leyla Gencer Voice Competition 1997

II. Leyla Gencer Voice Competition

31 August - 06 September 1997 
 
Aydın Gün
President of the Jury
 
Leyla Gencer
Soprano
 
Pierre Medecin
Director
Opéra Comique, Paris
 
Luigi Targetti
Assistant General Manager
Teatro alla Scala
 
Helga Schmidt
Artistic Advisor
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
 
Gianni Tangucci
Artistic Director
Teatro Comunale, Bologna
 
Vincenzo de Vivo
Artistic Director
Opera di Roma

FINALE

06 September 1997
Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall, Istanbul

Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
Cem Mansur, conductor

First Prize
Hege TJÖNN, soprano
(Norway)
 
Second Prize
Paola CIGNA, soprano
(Italy)
 
Third Prize
Nikola MIJAILOVIC, baritone
(Yugoslavia)
 
Third Prize
 Lasha NIKABADZE, tenor
(Georgia)
 
Honorable Mention
Şenol Şakir TALINLI, tenor
(Turkey)
 
Honorable Mention
Güneş GÜRLE, bass-baritone
(Turkey)

PRESS CONFERENCE



SEMI-FINALS 
06 September 1997
Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall, Istanbul

FINALS & AWARD CEREMONY 
06 September 1997
Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall, Istanbul

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