▁Education ▁and ▁early ▁career ▁She ▁began ▁to ▁study ▁singing ▁at ▁the ▁Ist an bul ▁Conserv atory ▁but ▁dropped ▁out ▁to ▁study ▁priv ately ▁in ▁An k ara ▁with ▁her ▁teacher ▁the ▁Italian ▁sop rano ▁Gian n ina ▁Ar ang i - L omb ardi . ▁After ▁Ar ang i - L omb ardi ' s ▁death , ▁Gen cer ▁continued ▁her ▁studies ▁with ▁the ▁Italian ▁bar it one ▁Apol lo ▁Gran for te . ▁She ▁sang ▁in ▁the ▁ch orus ▁of ▁the ▁Turkish ▁State ▁Theater ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁when ▁she ▁made ▁her ▁oper atic ▁debut ▁in ▁An k ara , ▁as ▁Sant uz za ▁in ▁Cav all eria ▁R ust icana . ▁During ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁years , ▁she ▁became ▁well ▁known ▁in ▁Turkey ▁and ▁sang ▁frequently ▁at ▁functions ▁for ▁the ▁Turkish ▁government . ▁ ▁Career ▁in ▁Italy ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁Gen cer ▁made ▁her ▁Italian ▁debut ▁at ▁the ▁Teatro ▁di ▁San ▁Carlo ▁in ▁Nap les ▁as ▁Sant uz za . ▁She ▁returned ▁to ▁Nap les ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁for ▁performances ▁of ▁Mad ama ▁But ter fly ▁and ▁Eug ene ▁On egin . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁she ▁made ▁her ▁debut ▁at ▁La ▁Scala ▁in ▁Milan ▁as ▁M me . ▁L ido ine ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁premi ere ▁of ▁P ou len c ' s ▁Dialog ues ▁of ▁the ▁Car mel ites . ▁She ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁appear ▁regularly ▁at ▁La ▁Scala , ▁performing ▁nin ete en ▁roles ▁between ▁ 1