Thursday, April 28, 2011

Book on Deceased Diva Leyla Gencer to Get Italian Printing

"Leyla Gencer - Tutkunun Romanı, Turkish journalist Zeynep Oral’s book chronicling the life of late Turkish opera singer Leyla Gencer, will be published in Italy on May 2. Translated by Alessandra Chiappano from the book’s English version released in 2008, Leyla Gencer - Il Canto e la Passione will be printed by the Milan-based publishing group Mursia. The book, first published in Turkish in 1992, comprises Oral’s conversations with Gencer and many figures from the international art scene who were acquainted with her." [Source]