9 8 3 – 8 8 , ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁Ma estro ▁Ric c ardo ▁M uti ▁to ▁run ▁La ▁Scala ' s ▁School ▁for ▁Young ▁Art ists ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 - 1 9 9 8 . ▁As ▁art istic ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁a cademy ▁for ▁opera ▁artists ▁in ▁Teatro ▁alla ▁Scala , ▁she ▁special ized ▁in ▁teaching ▁oper atic ▁interpretation . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁she ▁appeared ▁in ▁Jan ▁Schmidt - G ar re ' s ▁film ▁Opera ▁F an atic . ▁ ▁Death ▁Gen cer ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁aged ▁ 7 9 , ▁in ▁Milan . ▁Following ▁her ▁fun eral ▁service ▁in ▁San ▁Bab ila ▁Church ▁and ▁subsequent ▁cre m ation ▁in ▁Milan , ▁her ▁as hes ▁were ▁brought ▁to ▁Ist an bul ▁and ▁scattered ▁in ▁the ▁waters ▁of ▁the ▁Bos ph orus ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 6 , ▁by ▁famous ▁music ian ▁F az ı l ▁Say , ▁according ▁to ▁her ▁wish . ▁ ▁Ten ▁years ▁after ▁her ▁death , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁Ist an bul ▁Foundation ▁for ▁Culture ▁and ▁Arts ▁comm emor ated ▁Ley la ▁Gen cer ▁with ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁Ley la ▁Gen cer ▁Vo ice ▁Compet ition ▁and ▁an ▁exhibition ▁titled ▁Prim ad onna ▁and ▁Sol itude . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁I K SV ▁commission ed ▁a ▁film , ▁Ley la ▁Gen cer : ▁La ▁D iva