Sunday, January 9, 2011

Borusan İstanbul Filarmoni Orkestrası Honors Leyla Gencer

The Philharmonic Orchestra of Istanbul will give a concert on January 13 at 8PM in memory of soprano Leyla Gencer. Three promising young Turkish sopranos will sing on the program, each of whom has been involved with the late legend's Leyla Gencer Competition. The concert will be conducted by Sascha Goetzel. Find the complete concert program after the jump. [Source]

Program
Mozart
La Clemenza di Tito
Overture, K. 621

Mozart
Die Zauberflöte
"O zittre nicht"
Sirel Yakupoğlu, soprano

Mozart
Die Entführung aus dem Serail
"Ach ich liebte"
Pervin Çakar, soprano

Mozart
Die Zauberflöte
"Der Hölle Rache”
Nazlı Deniz Boran, soprano

Mascagni
Cavalleria Rusticana
Intermezzo

Verdi
Rigoletto
“Caro nome”
Pervin Çakar, soprano

J. Strauss
Die Fledermaus
"Mein Herr Marquis”
Sirel Yakupoğlu, soprano

Rossini
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
“Una voce poco fa”
Nazlı Deniz Boran, soprano

Beethoven
Symphony #7, Op. 92


From left to right: Boran, Çakar and Yakupoğlu