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Bill Schuman,
the noted "Vocal Guardian" of such great singers as Aprile
Millo and Marcello Giordani, has taken Ms. Azrieli under his
wing and,over the past few years, she has added the great Verdi
heroines to her repertoire. Hailed as the next true Verdiana,
Ms. Azrieli is ready to portray
Aida, Leonora (La Forza del Destino), Amelia
(Ballo)and Leonora (Il Trovatore).
She has also prepared Madama Butterfly,
Tosca,
and Manon Lescaut.
Upcoming engagements include a concert with
orchestra singing Knoxville Summer of 1915, and
Mozart's Ch'io mi scordi di te with piano and
orchestra (May 2010), Soprano soloist in Mahler's 4th
Symphony with L'Orchestre de l'Isle (June 2010),
concerts in Montreal, and performances with Cameri Orchestra
in Israel (2010-2011 season).
Ms. Azrieli’s recently portrayed Liù in
Puccini's Turandot with the New Israel Opera. She also sang the 2nd Soprano
Soloist in the Mahler Eighth Symphony
with the National Orchestra of Canada, and is in popular
demand for many varied concerts across Canada, in New York
City, and in Israel.
With the Canadian Opera Company, Ms. Azrieli portrayed Juliette
(Romeo and Juliette)
and Mimì
(La Bohème).
Other roles include Susanna (Le
Nozze di Figaro)
with the Sarasota Opera, and Adriana
Lecouvreur
(cover) for L'Opera de Paris a la Bastille, and
Elvira (Don Giovanni)
with the Vermont Opera Festival. She received glowing praise
for her portayal of
Rachel in (La Juive
by Halevy),
Laurette(Dr. Miracle)
with L’Opéra Français de New York, and Nedda (I Pagliacci)
with the New York Opera Theatre.
Sharon Azrieli has performed many varied works of Sacred Music. Her favourite
is the Verdi Requiem,
which she sang recently with the New West Symphony in Los
Angeles. She sang the Soprano Solo in the
Stabat Mater of Dvorak under the direction of Jean Francois Rivest with the
University of Montreal Orchestra and Chorus, the
Mass in C Minor by Beethoven, as well as Rossini’s
Stabat Mater.
Ms. Azrieli has concertized extensively around the world,
bringing to life opera arias and a large collection of songs
by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov. Her concerts with major
symphonies include the Jerusalem Symphony, the Tokyo Symphony
Orchestra, the Haifa Symphony, the Israel Cameri Orchestra and
the McGill Chamber Orchestra.
A native Montrealer, Ms. Azrieli is a graduate of Vassar College, the
Juilliard School, and l'Université de Montreal. She speaks
many languages. Her many awards and prizes include: First
Prize: the Canadian Women’s Club Competition, Concert Finalist
in the Luciano Pavarotti International Vocal Competition,
District Winner of the Metropolitan Opera Auditions
and recipient of a Metropolitan Opera study grant.
Ms. Azriel has
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