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

August 21, 2025
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December 5 to 7, 2025
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December 17, 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.

02/05/2026

Creation / Présence Compositrices festival

Creation of a piece for choir based on a text by Gersande de Sabran for the Présence Compositrices festival at Abbaye de la Celle - Commissioned by Présence Compositrices

03/04/2026

Drumming / Scènes du Golfe Vannes

Drumming by S.Reich with the Links ensemble at Scènes du Golfe

05/03/2026

Golem / Teatro del Canal Madrid

March 5 to 7, 2026: Sophie sings and plays harp on tour in Amos Gitaï's "Golem" at Madrid's Teatro Del Canal for 3 dates.