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Leyla Gencer Turkish Soprano Thrived in Italy

May 12, 2008

Turkish soprano Leyla Gencer, 79, who made her career at Italy's famed La Scala opera house, died Friday of respiratory problems and heart failure at her home in Milan, a Turkish arts foundation announced. La Scala expressed “immense sorrow" over Gencer's death and said the singer -- known as La Diva Turca, or the Turkish Diva ...