ers ▁Category : T urk ish ▁song writ ers ▁Category : Mus icians ▁from ▁ İ z mir ▁Category : T urk ish ▁singer - song writ ers ▁Category : T urk ish - language ▁sing ers ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁Turkish ▁sing ers ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁male ▁sing ers <0x0A> </s> ▁Dol ora ▁Z aj ick ▁( born ▁ 2 4 ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 2 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁mez zo - s op rano ▁opera ▁singer ▁who ▁special izes ▁in ▁the ▁Verd ian ▁re per toire . ▁Z aj ick ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁having ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁voices ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁opera ". ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁S alem , ▁Oregon , ▁but ▁raised ▁in ▁Nev ada , ▁Z aj ick ▁was ▁a ▁pre - med ▁student ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Nev ada , ▁Ren o ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Nev ada ▁Opera ▁ch orus , ▁when ▁her ▁talent ▁was ▁first ▁noticed . ▁She ▁studied ▁voice ▁with ▁Ted ▁P uffer , ▁conduct or ▁of ▁Nev ada ▁Opera , ▁whom ▁she ▁cred its ▁with ▁developing ▁her ▁vocal ▁technique ▁and ▁gu iding ▁her ▁in ▁career ▁moves , ▁especially ▁early ▁in ▁her ▁performing ▁career . ▁ ▁She ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Nev ada ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ' s ▁and ▁a ▁Master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁music ▁before ▁going ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁for ▁further ▁music ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁Manh attan ▁School ▁of ▁Music . ▁In ▁ 1 9