Jaklin Çarkçı

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Jaklin çarkçı (* 1958 in Istanbul , Turkey ) is a Turkish mezzo-soprano of the Istanbul State Opera with Armenian descent.

Life

Jaklin Çarkçı was introduced to the opera world at an early age by her father Jirayr Çarkçı ; he was one of the first soloists at the Istanbul State Opera. She is a graduate of the Liceo Italiano Grammar School in Istanbul.

Jaklin Çarkçı's career made her debut at the Istanbul State Opera in 1988 as Azuncena in Giuseppe Verdi's Il trovatore . The State Opera Ballet then selected her as part of the soloist group. She had over 150 appearances as the title actress in Carmen . After that she began a world tour and performed in Belarus , Bulgaria ( Sofia ) and Switzerland ( Solothurn ). After she was awarded the “Prime Ministry Information and Good Manners Scholarship” by the Turkish Ministry of Culture in 1993 and 1994, she went to Italy , where she worked with conductors and directors such as Robert Wagner , Roberto Benzi, Lucas Caritions, Letizia Cavani and Giancarlo del Monaco worked together. She has also collaborated with sopranos such as Leyla Gencer and was tutored by Carlo Bergonzi and Giacomo Aragall. In 2005 she won first place in the Umberto Giordano singing competition in Foggia . Jaklin Çarkçı also won first place in the Renata Tebaldi Singing Competition, where she represented Turkey - with 99.3 points out of 100.

Jaklin Çarkçı speaks Armenian , Turkish , Italian , Latin , Spanish and English. Çarkçı sees herself not only as a musician, but also as a good example of what she sees as a contemporary Turkish woman. In their own words:

"I am the secular wife of an Ataturk Turkey ."

- Original : "Ataturk Türkiye'sinin laik kadınıyım."

Her daughter Sirel Yakupoğlu is also an artist at the Istanbul State Opera.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Çarkçı'ya İtalya'dan ödül. Hürriyet , accessed January 9, 2013 (Turkish).
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i VERCİHAN ZİFLİOĞLU: Artistic and erotic mezzo-soprano of the Carmen Opera . In: Hürriyet Daily News , July 14, 2007. Retrieved January 9, 2013. 
  3. ↑ a b Hilda Ekmekciyan (Witherspoon): Pars Tuğlacı 'nın 50 yıllık çok yönlü faaliyet kronolojisi . Pars Yayın ve Tic. Ttd. Şti., Istanbul 2006, ISBN 9789757423072 .
  4. ↑ a b Sevgi rayihası. Milliyet , accessed January 9, 2013 (Turkish).
  5. ↑ Tufan DOORSÇ: Verdi, sanatçılar ve Fenerbahçe (Turkish) . In: Hürriyet . Retrieved January 9, 2013. 
  6. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original dated June 11, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.sabah.com.tr
personal data
SURNAME Çarkçı, Jaklin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Carkci, Jaklin; Ժակլին Չարքչը
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Turkish-Armenian opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
DATE OF BIRTH 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Istanbul , Turkey