Leyla Gencer Voice Competition

2024 Leyla Gencer Voice Competition Application

This application closed on Friday May 10, 2024.


This form is for application purpose only; please first visit the competition website www.leylagencer.org for all information and rules about the Leyla Gencer Voice Competition.

Please contact Ayse Emek at info@leylagencer.org with any questions regarding this application. For technical help, please contact help@yaptracker.com.

Personal and Contact Information

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Attach/Upload: Copy of the current passport or valid identity card Number of documents required: 1.
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IXth Leyla Gencer Voice Competition is open to singers between the ages of 18 and 32 (born after 1 January 1992).
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Education and Performance Background

Please list from last to first Minimum number of selections permitted: 1. Maximum number of selections permitted: 3
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Attach/Upload: Certification of the current educational status or copy of the last diploma. Number of documents required: 1.
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Please list any master-classes, opera studios here. If not applicable, enter N/A in the first selection. Maximum number of selections permitted: 6
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Please enter your roles performed. If you use the load profile option, be sure to update the company info to include production information (company, conductor, venue, etc.) as is indicated in the question.
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Maximum number of selections permitted: 10
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Preliminary Audition Details

For those who choose live auditions: Applicants will be informed of the venue and exact time by email after the applications close.
For preliminary auditions, either live or by recording, the candidates perform the two opera arias specified here, from memory and with piano accompaniment. At least one of the two arias must be in Italian language and both arias are to be sung in the original language and key, and with the recitatives if there are any. Number of selections required: 2.
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If you wish to be considered by recording for your preliminary audition, please attach the two arias listed in the works section below. Maximum number of selections permitted: 2

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The competition provides an accompanist for free in the live preliminary auditions. Please specify only if you would like to enter the audition with your own accompanist.

Additional Information

This résumé will appear on the website and any relevant printed material.
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Please indicate how you intend to pay the application fee. If you wish to pay by bank transfer, you will need to upload a receipt of payment for the form to submit. If you wish to pay by credit card, immediate payment will be processed below.
If you choose the option of bank payment above, please attach the bank receipt of application fee payment. You will need to pay the fee prior to submitting the application. Number of documents required: 1.
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Payment Details

The application is valid only after the application fee is fully paid by the applicant and confirmed by the competition. The application fee is not refundable under any circumstances.


The applicants have the choice of paying the application fee either by bank transfer or by credit card on the YAP Tracker platform.


The application fee by bank transfer is €80 (This is the net amount to be received by the competition; all additional fees regarding the money transfer procedures are to be paid separately by the applicant). The fee will be transferred to the bank account below and the full name of the applicant should be written in the explanation. Those who prefer this choice should upload their bank receipt document during application.


In case of payment by credit card on the YAP Tracker platform, the application fee is $95 (This includes all processing fees).


Account Name: Istanbul Kultur Sanat Vakfi
Bank Name: Garanti Bankasi
Branch Name: Istanbul Kurumsal
Address: Levent, Garanti Genel Müdürlüğü, Nisbetiye Mah, Aytar Cd. No:2 1, 34394 Şişli/İstanbul
Swift: TGBATRIS
Iban No: TR31 0006 2000 3810 0009 0475 82


Please note that the fee through bank transfer is in Euros (€80), while the credit card payment is in US Dollars ($95).