Sharon Azrieli

Sharon Azrieli is a Canadian soprano and cantor from Montreal, Quebec. Azrieli performs classical and operatic works, playing parts such as Juliet in Charles Gounod's Roméo et Juliette, Mimi in La Bohème and Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro. She attended Julliard and has performed with the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, the Israel Chamber Orchestra and the Canadian Opera Company. Reviews of her performances have generally been positive, with Andrew Porter of the New Yorker stating, “Amid lively casts the Canadian soprano Sharon Azrieli, as the heroine of Le Docteur Miracle, was a mistress of merry inflections, piquant phrasing, and pointed words."

Azrieli was born in Montreal, Quebec to Israeli architect, philanthropist and Holocaust survivor, David Azrieli. Azrieli moved to New York City after attending Vassar College, where she graduated with a degree in Art History, and an Associate Degree in Illustration from the Parsons School of Design. While studying illustration she undertook a Diploma in Vocal Performance under Ellen Faull at the Juilliard School, where her mentors included Principal Prompter at the Metropolitan Opera and the late Herbert Breslin. Azrieli met singer Joan Dornemann in New York, who invited her to attend her Vocal Arts Institute in Israel over three successive summers where she learned how to play several leading roles, including Norina in Don Pasquale and Musetta in La Boheme.