Biography

A mezzo-soprano, Sophie performs in Europe, Asia and the United States. Her knowledge of the Baroque, Classical, Romantic and contemporary repertoire is the result of her experience and talent. She was the first Carmen at the Saigon Opera in Vietnam, a role she went on to perform on various French national stages, then Frédégonde by Saint-Saëns at the same house, Jacqueline in Le Médecin malgré lui by Gounod at theOpéra de Saint-Etienne, Nancy Tang in Nixon in China by Adams at the Théâtre du Châtelet . She created the role of Galathée in Pesson’s Pastorale at the Théâtre du Châtelet, performed Candelas in Falla’s El Amor Brujo, Ulrica in Verdi’s Le Bal Masqué at the Théâtre Mancinelli in Italy, Offenbach’s La Grande Duchesse de Gérolstein, La Périchole, etc…

Performances

June 14/15, 2025
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June 20/21, 2025
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June 25, 2025
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Press

“A warm, powerful, melodious voice… Magnificent!”

La Provence newspaper

“Sophie Leleu plays Frédégonde with aplomb, singing with malice and subtlety.”

London’s Opera Magazine, Bradley Winterton

“A nanny bursting with joie de vivre!”

Der Neue Merker, Walter Nowotny

Publications

"De Femmes en Femmes" album

Album "Improvisation in the lab" - Ephemeral Collectives
Recorded at Ircam in 2021

Agenda

Sophie Leleu will be back on stage soon.

26/06/2025

Huna / Creation / CRR de Créteil

Creation of Sophie Leleu's first Arabic melody "Huna", written to a poem by May Ziadé, which will be the subject of a cycle of multilingual melodies for song and piano, written to the words of forgotten poetesses: "Souviens-toi!", in the conservatory auditorium at 7:00 pm, with Claire Pigeot on piano.

25/06/2025

Role of Geneviève / Pelléas et Mélisande

Role of Geneviève in Debussy's opera Pelléas et Mélisande at the CNSMDP

20/06/2025

Golem in Pompeii

Amos Gitai's "Golem" tours Italy's Pompei Festival

Performed June 20 and 21 in the ancient theater of Pompeii