Beyhan Demirdağ Alkan is a Turkish
Cypriot
Cypriot (in older sources often "Cypriote") refers to someone or something of, from, or related to the country of Cyprus.
* Cypriot people, or of Cypriot descent; this includes:
**Armenian Cypriots
**Greek Cypriots
**Maronite Cypriots
**Turkish C ...
mezzo-soprano
A mezzo-soprano or mezzo (; ; meaning "half soprano") is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range lies between the soprano and the contralto voice types. The mezzo-soprano's vocal range usually extends from the A below middle C ...
.
She was born in
Limassol, Cyprus. Graduated from Gazi University and London Trinity College. She is the first female Turkish Cypriot classical singer to give recitals in
Northern Cyprus
Northern Cyprus ( tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs), officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC; tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, ''KKTC''), is a ''de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the Geography of Cyprus, isl ...
, mostly at the Bellapais Monastery, Kyrenia. She represented Northern Cyprus at the international classical music festivals.
References
External links
Hurriyet page, accessed 13 April 2010
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Operatic mezzo-sopranos
Cypriot mezzo-sopranos
Turkish Cypriot musicians
People from Limassol
Gazi University alumni
Alumni of Trinity College of Music
Turkish Cypriot expatriates in the United Kingdom
Turkish Cypriot expatriates in Turkey
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