Founding Director, agent, Soprano
LEILA CHALFOUN
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DAVID ROBERT COLEMAN
LM Opera is honored to represent the renowned Maestro DAVID ROBERT COLEMAN!
Conductor and composer David Robert Coleman was born into a German-English family in London. He studied piano, conducting, and composition at the Royal College of Music in London and musicology at King's College, Cambridge (thesis on Berg's "Altenberg Songs"). Further composition studies took place with George Benjamin in London and Wolfgang Rihm in Karlsruhe.
He regularly conducts at the Staatsoper Berlin and Hamburg, the Radiosinfonieorchester Berlin, the Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester, and the Frankfurt Radio Orchestra, to name a few.
David Robert Coleman's compositions have been commissioned and performed by international orchestras and ensembles such as the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal - MSO, the Youth Orchestra of the Americas, the Ensemble Intercontemporain, the Ensemble Modern, the SWR Symphony Orchestra Baden-Baden and Freiburg, members of the Berlin Philharmonic, and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra.
ANNOUNCEMENT
We are thrilled to announce that our magnificent Falcon soprano, Dr. Sharon Azrieli CQ, will be a guest soloist in Bayreuth, Germany, on August 9, 2026, as part of the Festival's 150th anniversary celebrations. She will perform under the baton of our renowned conductor, Maestro David Robert Coleman, with soloists Nadja Kristi, whom we proudly represent, and Roman Trekel.
Music by Hermann Levi, Franz von Hösslin, and Siegfried Wagner!
LM Opéra Agency is proud to announce the appointment of Maestro David Robert Coleman as President of the International Siegfried Wagner Society Bayreuth
siegfried-wagner.org
At this year's Annual General Meeting of the International Siegfried Wagner Society, following the opening of the exhibition "Bayreuth 1925: Festival, Symphony, Victims of Madness" at RW21
on July 24, 2025, the members unanimously elected David Robert Coleman as the new President and Achim Bahr as Vice President.
On Saturday, November 1st, the grand premiere of the chamber opera "Hans im Glück" by our renowned composer and conductor David Robert Coleman took place at the Berlin State Opera!
We and our Maestro Coleman would like to thank Timothy Sharp, Manos Kia, Paula Rummel, Julia Haebler (stage director), Rainer Brinkmann (libretto), the wonderful musicians of the Quillo Ensemble conducted by Ursula Weiler, and all the staff who made this evening possible.
21 more performances to come!
DON'T MISS IT!
https://www.staatsoper-berlin.de/.../hans-im-glueck.61/
Baritone Igor Mostovoi and pianist Serhiy Salov join forces for an evening of profound and moving music. Their artistic partnership showcases a repertoire where the power of the voice meets the elegance of the piano, in a journey that blends lyrical intensity with instrumental virtuosity.
DON'T MISS IT!
Théâtre du Lac Brome
Saturday, March 7 at 7 p.m.
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Our magnificent Falcon soprano, Sharon Azrieli, will be a guest soloist this October with the Israel Symphony Orchestra for Mendelsohn's Psalm 42, and again with the Laval Symphony Orchestra on February 1st. She will be performing in concert at the Eaton Centre's 9th Hall to present her new show: "Sharon."
OpéraM3F presents Sharon Azrieli, the internationally renowned soprano, in a musical revue that humorously retraces her musical life. Directed by three-time Tony Award winner Warren Carlyle, this show blending opera, Broadway, and Jewish music is a dazzling musical adventure where audience interaction creates a vibrant and immersive experience.
We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, February 17th at 5:00 PM
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Where: La 9e Salle, 1500 Robert-Bourassa Boulevard, Montreal, H3A 3S8
Dr. Sharon Azrieli CQ is proudly represented by Leila Chalfoun of LM Opera Agency
Happy to announce the debut of our Magnificent Soprano LARA JOKHADAR with Tempêtes et Passions!
"In Love with Puccini" takes you on a musical journey into the heart of Giacomo Puccini's operas.
This Grand concert will be presented 3 times:
February 22, 2:00 PM, Seminary Chapel in Quebec
March 7, 4:00 PM, Haskell Opera House in Stanstead
March 11, 2026, 7:30 PM, United Church in Saint-Lambert
We look forward to seeing you!
tempetesetpassions.ca
Photo credit: André Chevrier
DON'T MISS IT!
Next Concert by Pascale B & Les Stringkatz
Saturday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m.
Le Chenail Cultural Center
https://www.lechenail1975.com/
Pascale B is a renowned figure in Quebec's artistic scene, celebrated in numerous fields, primarily fashion, photography, and as a singer-songwriter, to name just a few. Following an inspiring encounter and rehearsal with violinist Helga Dathe and her Ensemble Stringkatz, which she founded, the group
"Pascale B & Les Stringkatz" was born.
Contact Leila Chalfoun for interview requests or bookings. chalfounleila@gmail.com
In collaboration with Isabelle Vallée :
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PASCALE BOURBEAU
HELGA DATHE
Our agency, LM Opera, is proud to represent the renowned composer Andrew Paul MacDonald, whose works are still performed in Canada and internationally.
In Italy on May 23, 2026:
"Love Unfolding," Op. 101, for orchestra; World Premiere by the Filarmonica Campana Orchestra, conducted by Giulio Marazia, Reggia di Caserta, Caserta
https://www.filarmonicacampana.it/
MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT
Founding Director of FOSE, Leila-Marie Chalfoun, is pleased to announce that a grand opera about the Battle of the Patriots, which took place in Saint-Eustache on November 25, 1837, will be composed by the renowned Canadian composer Andrew Paul MacDonald and presented as a world premiere in July 2027 for the 18th edition of the FestivalOpéra de Saint-Eustache.
ANNOUNCEMENT
NOW ON OUR WEBSITE:
"The radiant young soprano Diana Ambartsumian!"
A young soprano of 28, Diana Ambartsumian graduated from the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory (Class of 2022, with honors).
Diana captivates audiences with her rich, velvety lyric soprano voice, her exceptional musicality, and her acting talent. She perfectly embodies the roles of operatic heroines with her romantic beauty.
She recently made a successful debut at the A. Spendiaryan National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre of Armenia in the role of Micaela in Bizet's "Carmen."
ANNOUNCEMENT
LM Opera Agency is delighted to represent the Canadian-Chilean mezzo-soprano JAVIERA ZEPEDA, who impresses with her powerful, warm voice and is renowned for her expressive artistry and versatility in both operatic and symphonic repertoire, as well as art songs.
Her upcoming engagements in 2025-2026 include Beethoven's Mass in C Major with the Cantabile Choir and Orchestra, a concert with the Carmina Symphony Orchestra, and concerts in Chile with pianist Rayna Slavova.
Her operatic experience includes roles such as Madame Quickly in Verdi's Falstaff, Fricka in Wagner's Die Walküre, Madame de la Haltière in Massenet's Cendrillon, Dalila in Saint-Saëns' Samson et Dalila, and Erda in Wagner's Das Rheingold, to name just a few.
LM OPERA is proud to represent the brilliant tenor ENRIQUE GUZMAN!
Welcome to our LM Opera agency, the brilliant tenor ENRIQUE GUZMAN!
Now on our website, we invite you to discover him!
In April 2026, he will perform the role of Jaquino in Beethoven's Fidelio at the Monterrey Opera House in Mexico.
Here he is, performing with panache, the role of Don Ottavio in Mozart's Don Giovanni.
"Il Mio tesoro," conducted by Felipe Tristán:
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Our Soprano MARIE-CLAUDE BOTTIUS!
The recital "Slave or Queen… Lyrical Exoticism" is now an album, MARIE-CLAUDE BOTTIUS's debut album!
In addition to the single "Zamba's Prayer," you'll find some delightful surprises…
How did French opera address the themes of foreigners, exoticism, and slavery in the 19th century? And how were Black women perceived in this context? Were they slaves… or queens?
All these subjects graced the stages of opera, and slavery was no exception!
Committed to these historical and societal issues, we invite you to escape by interpreting the melodies and arias of operas composed during this era from this new perspective. She built a program around the works of Clapisson, "Le Code Noir", and Meyerbeer, "L'Africaine", to highlight the abolitionist writers, musicians, and composers of the time. Famous melodies like Chausson's "Le Colibri" and Duparc's "L'Invitation au Voyage" thus took on a new dimension!
The album will be released on all platforms and physically at the end of November by Maguelone Records, the French melody label.
