Esra Abacioglu Akcan, who started her master's education in 1996, had the opportunity to work with many valuable artists and in 1999 she became the first graduate of the same university's graduate singing department. In the same years, she actively participated in Leyla Gencer's singing seminar. The artist, who won the exam held by the Antalya State Opera and Ballet in 1999, became the first soprano soloist of this team.