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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