Jaklin Çarkçı [SEP] voice type
Jaklin Çarkçı
Jaklin Çarkçı (, born 1958) is a mezzo-soprano of the Istanbul State Opera in Turkey.
Life.
Born in Istanbul, Turkey to a family of Armenian descent, Jaklin was introduced to opera at an early age by her father, Jirayr Çarkçı, who was one of the first soloists of the Istanbul State Opera theater. She is a graduate of the Liceo Italiano school in Istanbul.
Jaklin Çarkçı's career began with a 1988 debut as Azuncena in Giuseppe Verdi's Il trovatore at
managers such as Robert Wagner, Roberto Benzi, Lucas Caritions, Letizia Cavani, Giancarlo del Monaco. She has also worked with sopranos such as Leyla Gencer and was taught by Carlo Bergonzi and Giacomo Aragall. In 2005 in Foggia, Italy, she won the first place in the Umberto Giordano Singing Contest. Çarkçı also won first place representing Turkey in the Renata Tabeladi Singing Contest, with 99.3 points out of 100. Çarkçı speaks Armenian, Italian, English, Turkish, Latin and Spanish. Jaklin Çarkçı's lung capacity is 115