Sophie Leleu’s music is imbued with poetry, rooted in the lyrical heritage: “Sophie Leleu is a French composer with a wonderful universe from which emerges a poetic abundance, full of descriptive ideas and at the same time sometimes verging on irony. In keeping with the French tradition, she combines extremely lilting and also slightly grating poetic elements, taking us into a strange universe.” Benoit Sitzia, artistic director of the Ars Nova ensemble (Mars 2024/Festival Electrosession)

Mezzo-soprano and harpist, Sophie first turned to opera, both in the repertoire and in contemporary creations. She has performed throughout Europe, the United States and Asia . She has appeared in Bizet’s Carmen, Saint-Saëns’s Frédégonde at the Saïgon Opera in Vietnam, Jacqueline in Gounod’s Le Médecin malgré lui at theSaint-Etienne Opera, Nancy Tang in Adams’s Nixon in China at the Théâtre du Châtelet, Ulrica in Verdi’s Le Bal Masqué at the Mancinelli Theatre in Italy, etc.

A composer and improviser, Sophie is also a creative force. She began writing songs at an early age, accompanying herself on the harp, which she performed in a number of concerts, before composing for the performing arts.

Artistic director of the Des Lieux & Des Êtres company, Sophie creates shows around the voice, offering different aesthetics, mixing repertoire and creations.

While in confinement, she joins J.Pontier’s composition class at Pôle Sup’93- CRR d’Aubervilliers. She went on to perfect her skills in Aurélien Dumont’s class at the Créteil CRR.

She wrote several pieces for prestigious ensembles and obtained her DEM in June 2023.

Sophie writes for the ensembles Court-Circuit, Ars Nova, 2E2M, Multilatérale, Accroche Note and L’Instant Donné.

The Philharmonie de Paris commissioned her to create “Solstice-chant à la lune” in March 2023, then she was named laureate of the “Territoires en Création” scheme launched by the Ars Nova ensemble, which commissioned her for the 2023-24 season.

Publications

"De Femmes en Femmes" album

Sheet music edition "Sur l'étoffe de mon âme

Agenda

Sophie Leleu will be back on stage soon.

10/04/2025

Tournée “De Femmes en Femmes” Festival Al-Andalus de Montpellier

Tournée dans le Sud :

10 avril 2025 - Festival Al-Andalus à Montpellier

11 Avril 2025 - Le Diablotin à Saint-Jean de Fos

12 Avril 2025 - L'atelier du port à Marseille

08/03/2025

Concert “De Femmes en Femmes” au Pavillon de Romainville

Concert "De femmes en femmes" en duo avec Marti Uibo au Pavillon de Romainville Pour la journée des droits des femmes à 18h00

03/03/2025

Résidence cie Les Vagabondes

Résidence de création pour le septuor vocal féminin Les Vagabondes au théâtre Triatis à Paris