III. Leyla Gencer Voice Competition
24 August - 04 September 2000
Aydın Gün
President of the Jury
Leyla Gencer
Soprano
Dr. Francesca Canessa
General Manager
San Carlo Opera, Napoli
Vincenzo de Vivo
Artistic Director
Luigi Targetti
Artistic Director
Teatro alla Scala, Milano
John M. Mordler
General Manager
Monte-Carlo Opera
Sergio Segalini
Editor
Opera International Magazine
Karen Stone
Director
Graz Opera
Gianni Tangucci
Artistic Director
Opera di Roma
FINALE
04 September 2000
Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall, Istanbul
CRR Symphony Orchestra
Orhan Şallıel, conductor
First Prize
Elena SALÒ, mezzosoprano
(Belarus)
Second Prize
Otilia Maria AYDIN, soprano
(Romania / Turkey)
Third Prize
Perihan Diana NAYIR, soprano
(Turkey)
Special Prize
(Bestowed by Opera and Ballet
Foundation)
Irina MURATBEKOVA, soprano
(Kazakhstan)
Special Mustafa İktu Prize
(Bestowed by the State Opera
and Ballet Foundation, Istanbul Branch)
Marita PAPARIZOU, mezzosoprano
(Greece)
Special Prize
(Bestowed by Sedat-Güzin Gürel Arts and Science Foundation)
George GAGNIDZE, baritone
(Georgia)
