Hi!

[Manon]

Hello i am Ece from Istanbul, Turkey.I am 18 and i have been playing violin since i was 12.Now i am studying American Literature and i am going to be a teacher.

I love opera and ballet.My favourite composer is Puccini.I love him A LOT!! My favourite operas are Manon Lescaut, La Bohème, Tosca and Il Tabarro.

[BachQ]

Hello i am Ece from Istanbul, Turkey.

Cool

I am 18 and i have been playing violin since i was 12.

Cool

Now i am studying American Literature and i am going to be a teacher.

Very cool.

[Hollywood]

Greetings from Austria, Ece. Welcome to the forum. 

[Renfield]

Very cool.

Seconded.

I was born (and am still) in nearby Greece, Ece - and I'm also 18 (more like 19), as well! I don't play the violin, though.

But welcome to the forum, nonetheless.

[Harry]

Greetings from The Netherlands Ece, and you are very welcome!

[bhodges]

Hi Ece, and welcome.  You'll find a few Puccini fans here, including me!  The Chailly La Bohème (with Gheorghiu and Alagna) is one of my favorite recordings.  Anyway, enjoy GMG - lots of interesting people here.



--Bruce

[Manon]

Thank you 

Angela Gheorghiu is one of my favourite sopranos.I love her Boheme and Tosca.Roberto and Angela are a great couple.I love their singing and acting together.They always make me cry!!

[Que]

Ece, another warm welcome from the Netherlands.

I see that you are going to reinforce the women and opera lovers on the forum - excellent!
MM (MozartMobster) will undoubtedly try to convert you to Mozart's operas...

Have fun.


Q

[71 dB]

Welcome Ece!

Puccini is great, he is one of my favorite opera composers.

[SonicMan46]

Ece - huge welcome to the GMG Forum - plenty of opera lovers here! 

BTW, I'm just getting interested in Ahmet Saygun - can't remember at the moment if we have a current thread on him (or whether one might exist on the old forum!).  Hope to see you posting & looking forward to your comments - 

[Manon]

Thanks to everyone! I can't live without opera. 

SonicMan; if you are interested in Ahmet Adnan Saygun, this video is for you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NbygYxS9jw

A.A. Saygun is a great composer.I want to introduce Turkish singers, composers in this forum.I am happy to be here 

[Siedler]

Welcome Manon! If you love opera, you should visit our Opera and Vocal section!  0:)

[orbital]

Hello Ece from a fellow Istanbul-bred.

I don't enjoy opera much myself (yet) but we used to go to Istanbul Opera and Ballet's productions in Taksim AKM. I distantly remember a particularly well made Salome from the 1990's (you are obviously too young to have attended though  )

[Manon]

Yes, I was very young to watch Salome in Istanbul Opera.
I've been watching operas in AKM for 10 years.I don't miss any opera now.In 2007-2008 season new productions will be shown like Puccini's La Rondine.As i like Puccini a lot, i am happy to hear that!