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A benevolent shepherd for young singers: Istanbul’s Leyla Gencer Competition

By Alexandra Ivanoff, 12 September 2015
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Reviewed at Süreyya Opera House, Istanbul on 11 September 2015
Programme
Verdi, La traviata: È strano... Ah, fors' è lui
Verdi, La traviata: Sempre libera
Puccini, La bohème: Che gelida manina
Performers
Marigona Qerkezi, Soprano
Jonathan Winell, Tenor
Deirdre Angenent, Soprano
Hubert Zapiór, Baritone
Giovanni Romeo, Bass-baritone
Dongho Kim, Bass-baritone
Ayşe Şenogul, Soprano
Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra
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Alexandra Ivanoff
Alexandra Ivanoff
Alexandra Ivanoff is an American journalist who, after singing for five seasons with the San Francisco Opera, lived for eight years in Istanbul, where she began her career as a music journalist with Time Out magazine and Today's Zaman newspaper in that city. After one year in Berlin and now in Budapest, she reviews from various cities and festivals in Europe, as well as Istanbul, New York, and Los Angeles. She has degrees in music from the Eastman School of Music in NY and Yale University Graduate School of Music.