Soprano Marianne Lambert is a finalist for the Prix Opus 2020 for her album Mélodies Passagères, winner of the Prix Opus for best concert of 2017 for Bel Canto with the Drummondville Symphony Orchestra, of the Prix du Récital An die Musik at the 25th Clermont-Ferrand International Singing Competition (2017, France), and of the Grand Prix at the 20th Marmande International Singing Competition (2008, France). A diamond voice with shimmering colors, coloratura soprano Marianne Lambert displays remarkable stage presence. The intelligence of her playing is matched only by the astonishing mastery of her voice.
Marianne Lambert shone as Opélie in Thomas's "Hamlet" (Opéra de Nantes, Angers and Rennes), the Fairy in Massenet's "Cendrillon" (Opéra de Nantes and Angers), Diane in Charpentier's "Actéon" (Clavecin en concert), Iseult in Frank Martin's Tristan et Iseult (Ballet Opéra Pantomime), Laoula in Chabrier's L'Étoile (Société d'art lyrique du Royaume), Gilda in Verdi's Rigoletto (Opéra de Rennes), Stella in Offenbach's "La Fille du Tambour Major" (Société d'art Lyrique du Royaume), Adèle in Strauss's "Die Fledermaus" (Opéra de Montréal), in the title role in Poulenc's "Les mamelles de Tirésias" (Festival d'art vocal de Montréal), Adèle in Strauss's "Die Fledermaus" (Opéra de Québec), Woglinde in Wagner's "Das Rheingold" (Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal with Maestro Kent Nagano), Clorinda in Rossini's "La Cenerentola" (Pacific Opera Victoria), Mlle. Silberklang in Mozart's "Der Schauspieldirektor" (Opéra de Rennes), La Fée in Massenet's "Cendrillon" (Opéra de Montréal), Olympia and Gabrielle (Soirée Offenbach, FestivalOpéra de Saint-Eustache), Marie-Anne in Reynaldo Hahn's "O mon bel inconnu" (Opéra de Rennes and Opéra de Metz), Despina in "Cosi fan tutte" (Atelier Lyrique de l'Opéra de Montréal) and Belle-Etoile in Gilles Tremblay's "L'eau qui danse, la pomme qui chante et l'oiseau qui dit la vérité" (ChantLibre).
A former member of the Atelier Lyrique de l'Opéra de Montréal, Ms. Lambert has been guest soloist with the prestigious Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Orchestre Symphonique de Trois-Rivières, Orchestre Symphonique de Québec, Orchestre Métropolitain, McGill Chamber Orchestra, the NEM and the British Symphony Orchestra.
Recipient of grants from the Charles-Emile Gadbois, George-Cedric Ferguson, Jeunesses Musicales du Canada, Conseil des Arts du Québec, Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Canada and the Jacqueline Desmarais Foundation, and laureate of the Lanaudière Mozart Competition and the Orchestre Symphonique de Trois-Rivières.
Future projects include a tour of the Canzone di Notte recital series, as well as the role of Madeleine in the opera Albertine en cinq temps by Michel Tremblay and Catherine Major.
Forumopera.com - Tania Bracq
"The Canadian soprano handles her vocalizations with great elegance, not overdoing the effects, confident in her fruity timbre, vocal line and remarkable legato. Her Gilda favors sincerity and emotion; she exudes a singular strength, a touching uprightness and nobility".
Forumopera.com - Roland Duclos
"It's with Brahms' "Wir Wandelten" that 35-year-old Canadian soprano Marianne Lambert makes her mark in the "An die Musik" recital. She brings to this score both the full dimension of her lyrical presence and the sensitivity and color of her timbre, which she tinges with a delicate, spring-like happiness".
Diapason - Emmanuel Dupuy
'' There are many reasons to rejoice on the stage, starting with Marianne Lambert's Fairy, a light soprano sweetheart whose fruity timbre and supernatural vocalization soar into the stratosphere with tightrope-walking ease. ''