Stéphane Lissner
General Director Teatro San Carlo Napoli
JURY MEMBERS
Alessandro Galoppini
Teatro alla Scala Casting Manager
Badri Maisuradze
Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theatre Artistic Director
Carlo Tenan
Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra Artistic Director and Principal Conductor
Royal Opera House Jette Parker Young Artists Programme Artistic Director
Organized by the
Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV), Borusan Sanat, and Accademia
Teatro alla Scala, 10th Leyla Gencer Voice Competition is open to singers between
the ages of 18 and 32 (born after 1 January 1992) from all voice categories.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 3 MAY 2024
For preliminary auditions, applicants have the choice of either participating
live (in Berlin, Istanbul, London, Milan, Naples, Tbilisi) or uploading their
video recordings online during application.
FINAL SERIES Istanbul, 22-27 September 2024
PRESIDENT OF THE JURY Stéphane Lissner
PRIZES
1st €7.500
2nd €4.000
3rd €2.500
Leyla Gencer Audience Award € 1.500
Accademia Teatro
alla Scala Special Award
Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra Special Award
Royal Opera House Jette Parker Young Artists Programme Special Award
Deutsche Oper Berlin Special Award
Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theatre Special Award
date
limite: 03 May 2024
GLOBAL FOUNDATION FOR THE
PERFORMING ARTS
$80
Organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV), Borusan Sanat, and Accademia Teatro alla Scala, the 10th Leyla Gencer Voice Competition 2024 is dedicated to the estimable memory of ‘La Diva Turca’ Leyla Gencer and it was held under her patronage until she passed away in 2008.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 3 MAY 2024
* 10th Leyla Gencer Voice Competition is open to singers between the ages of 18 and 32 (born after 1 January 1992) from all voice categories.
* For preliminary auditions, applicants have the choice of either participating live or submitting their recordings online.
2024 LIVE PRELIMINARY AUDITIONS CITIES & DATES
* London 20 May | Berlin 23 May | Milan 24 May | Naples 29 May | Istanbul 3-4 June | Tbilisi 5-6 June
2024 PRELIMINARY AUDITION BY RECORDING
* Those applicants who prefer to go through the preliminary audition by submitting their video recordings online should do so during their application.
FINAL SERIES
* Istanbul, 22-27 September 2024
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION & APPLICATION leylagencer.org/en
JURY
President: Stéphane Lissner
Viviana Barrios (Associate to the Artistic Director at Deutsche Oper Berlin)
Alessandro Galoppini (Teatro alla Scala Casting Manager)
David Gowland (Royal Opera House Jette Parker Young Artists Programme Artistic Director)
Badri Maisuradze (Tenor, Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theatre Artistic Director)
Carlo Tenan (Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra Artistic Director and Principal Conductor)
PRIZES
1st Prize € 7.500
2nd Prize € 4.000
3rd Prize € 2.500
Leyla Gencer Audience Award € 1.500
Accademia Teatro alla Scala Special Award three-month scholarship at the Accademia Teatro alla Scala
Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra Special Award performance with the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Opera House Jette Parker Young Artists Programme Special Award a week of coaching sessions (minimum five) at the Royal Opera House
Deutsche Oper Berlin Special Award participation in a production of the Deutsche Oper Berlin
Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theatre Special Award participation in a production of the Tbilisi Opera
