About Saadet İkesus
Lived 1916 – 2007 (aged 91). Saadet İkesus was a Turkish opera singer, list of opera directors, mezzo-soprano and vocal coach.
Fatma Saadet İkesus Altan (born Saadet İkesus; 3 March 1916 – 12 December 2007) was a Turkish opera singer and her country's first female vocal coach and first female opera director. She also translated numerous librettos and lieder into Turkish. She was the author of a textbook of singing technique and a biographical story book.
Early life Fatma Saadet İkesus was born in Üsküdar, Istanbul, then the Ottoman Empire, as the youngest of three siblings on 3 March 1916.
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Who was Saadet İkesus?
Turkish opera singer (1916–2007)
When was Saadet İkesus born?
Saadet İkesus was born on 3 March 1916 in Ankara, Istanbul.
When did Saadet İkesus die?
Saadet İkesus died on 12 December 2007 in Istanbul.
What was Saadet İkesus's occupation?
Saadet İkesus was an opera singer, list of opera directors, mezzo-soprano and vocal coach.
What nationality was Saadet İkesus?
Saadet İkesus was Turkish.
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