Exhibition Leyla Gencer, curated by Pier Luigi Pizzi and Franca Cella 13 maggio-13 settembre 2018

Among the great belcanto divas that have linked their name to the Teatro alla Scala we
celebrate the turkish soprano Leyla Gencer. 
She occupied a very special role for vocal character, scenic temperament, reverence of the repertoire and duration of a relationship that
after the withdrawal from the scenes is pursued with the didactic commitment with young students of the Academy Teatro alla Scala. Teatro alla Scala
remember her with a photographic exhibition in Ridotto dei Palchi “Arturo Toscanini”, curated by Pier Luigi Pizzi and Franca Cella, that recounts some of her most important interpretations at La Scala. Pier Luigi Pizzi remember her with this words: “ LEYLA GENCER? A myth. An immense artist. Mine is a testimony of absolute admiration for an extraordinary career built entirely on commitment, dedication, rigor, self-criticism and an infinite gratitude for many years of a very special friendship. And her style, elegance, class, intelligence, culture, irony, humor, frankness, generosity. A great
Woman.”