Sharon Azrieli’s magnificent soprano has been heard to great acclaim across the globe, from New York to Tokyo, and from Tel Aviv to her native Montreal.
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Opis zdjęcia: portret kobiety (Sharon Azrieli) w błękitnym bliźniaku, uśmiecha się, ma upięte do góry czarne włosy, które z tyłu swobodnie spływają jej na plecy, fot. Jeffrey Hornstein
From her debut as Juliette (Roméo et Juliette) to recent portrayals of Gioconda (La Gioconda) and Nedda (I Pagliacci), Azrieli has been deemed “utterly charming” (Sarasota Herald Tribune) and praised for her “exceedingly beautiful voice, full of feeling” (Ha’aretz). Sharon made her Metropolitan Opera debut in November 2018, as the “highly credible and vivacious” (Montreal Gazette) Sister Dolcina in Puccini’s Suor Angelica. Sharon performed the renowned Berlioz Les Nuits d’été with the MCO in Montreal, then sang two concerts in Israel, and then in June performed Marcellina in The Marriage of Figaro with the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa under the baton of Alexander Shelley.
Sharon’s leading roles in operas include Liu in Turandot with the New Israel Opera, Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro with the Canadian Opera Company, and Adriana Lecouvreur with the l'Opéra National de Paris à la Bastille, among many others. Leading orchestral highlights have included Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal under the baton of Kent Nagano, Carnegie Hall with Alex Qian and Tracy Resseguie, and world premieres by Harry Stafylakis and James Stephenson. Favourite works: Bernstein’s Kaddish, Verdi Requiem and Dvorak Stabat Mater.
Dr. Sharon Azrieli holds a BA in Art History from Vassar College, an Associate’s Degree in Interior design and Illustration from the Parsons School of Design, an Advanced Certificate in Performance from the Juilliard School, and Masters and Doctorate Degrees in Music from the University of Montreal. She sits on the Boards of the following Philanthropic organizations: The America Israel Cultural Foundation, the McGill Chamber Orchestra, the McCord Museum, the National Arts Centre Youth Education Program, The Opera Cares Foundation, as well as the Azrieli Foundation, and serves as a Director on the Board of The Azrieli Group, in addition to her many diverse business interests. She serves as a judge for the Azrieli Architectural Prize and the Grand Prix du Conseil des Arts de Montréal.
