Sharon Azrieli

Azrieli was born in Montreal, Quebec to Canadian architect, philanthropist and Holocaust survivor, David Azrieli. Azrieli moved to New York City after attending Vassar College, where she graduated with a degree in Art History, and an Associate Degree in Illustration from the Parsons School of Design. While studying illustration she got a Diploma in Vocal Performance under Ellen Faull at the Juilliard School, where her mentors included Joan Dornemann, Principal Prompter at the Metropolitan Opera and the late Herbert Breslin. Joan Dornemann invited her to attend her Vocal Arts Institute in Israel over three successive summers where she performed several leading roles,{{cite journal|last=Ben Ze'ev|first=Naom|title=Exciting workshop of meager means|journal=Ha'aretz|date=August 1994|language=Hebrew}} including Norina in Don Pasquale and Musetta in La Bohème. In 2006, Azrieli obtained a Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the Université de Montréal, and in 2011 a Doctorate in Music from the same university.{{Cite web|date=2019-07-15|title=article|url=https://nouvelles.umontreal.ca/article/2019/06/25/des-professeurs-et-des-diplomes-de-l-udem-sont-decores-de-l-ordre-national-du-quebec/|access-date=2020-10-09|website=nouvelles.umontreal.ca|language=fr}}

Azrieli became a student of Bill Schuman, a teacher who had previously worked with Celine Dion and Aprile Millo and currently teaches at the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia. With Schuman's help, Azrieli primed her voice for Verdian soprano roles.{{cite web |title=Azrieli Perez has the voice; where's the opportunity? |url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/montreal-gazette/20121201/282497180963254 |via=PressReader |publisher=Montreal Gazette |access-date=22 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013014344/https://www.pressreader.com/canada/montreal-gazette/20121201/282497180963254 |archive-date=Oct 13, 2018 |language=en |date=1 Dec 2012 |url-status=live}} Azrieli performed Leonora in Il trovatore and Aida.{{cite journal |last=Reich |first=Ronni |date=April 17, 2011 |title=The opera in the apartment next door |url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2011/04/the_opera_in_the_apartment_nex.html |journal=The Star-Ledger}} She performed the roles of the prioress in Dialogues des carmélites and Leonora in La Forza del Destino with One World Symphony Orchestra.

Azrieli sang the role of La Gioconda in La Gioconda with the New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera and Mimi in La Bohème with the New Jersey Association and the Canadian Opera Company. She has performed at several major festivals, including Brott Music Festival in Hamilton, Ontario,[http://issuu.com/thewholenote/docs/thewholenote-v15i10-july2010 "The Whole Note, Vol. 15, iss. 10, July 2010, p.3"] Retrieved February 16, 2013. and Festival Sefarad[http://www.sefarad.ca/Browse/Article/1365/Multimedia---2011--Sharon-Azrieli-chante-le-jazz-26-nov-2011 "Festival Sefarad."] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130407142048/http://www.sefarad.ca/Browse/Article/1365/Multimedia---2011--Sharon-Azrieli-chante-le-jazz-26-nov-2011|date=April 7, 2013}} Retrieved February 16, 2013. in Montreal.

In 1991, Azrieli performed the role of Laurette in Le Docteur Miracle with L’Opéra Français de New York.{{cite web |title=The New Yorker |website=archives.newyorker.com |date=1991-03-11 |url=https://archives.newyorker.com/newyorker/1991-03-11/flipbook/080/ |access-date=2024-02-23}} Andrew Porter, music critic for the New Yorker, praised Sharon Azrieli on her performance as Laurette.{{cite magazine |title=The New Yorker March 11, 1991 Issue |magazine=The New Yorker |date=1991-03-11 |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1991/03/11 |access-date=2024-04-23}}

In 1994, Azrieli performed the role of the chambermaid Susanna in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro with Sarasota Opera.{{cite web |title=High notes are missing in "Figaro" |website=Tampa Bay Times |date=2005-10-06 |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1994/02/25/high-notes-are-missing-in-figaro/ |access-date=2023-12-07}}

Azrieli has, on numerous occasions, captured the eyes and ears of audiences at Carnegie Hall.{{Cite web |title=Performance History - Sharon Azrieli |url=https://www.carnegiehall.org/About/History/Performance-History-Search?q=&dex=prod_PHS&pf=Sharon%20Azrieli_ |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=www.carnegiehall.org}} Her first appearance at the world-renowned theater was in April 1996 for the Altamura/Enrico Caruso International Voice Competition, in which she performed Francesco Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur: Act I. Io son l'umile ancella.{{Cite web |title=Altamura/Enrico Caruso International Voice Competition |url=https://www.carnegiehall.org/About/History/Performance-History-Search?q=&dex=prod_PHS&event=1368&pf=Sharon%20Azrieli_ |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=www.carnegiehall.org}}

Azrieli enrolled at the Academy for Jewish Religion in New York and began her first job as a Cantor for Temple Adas Israel in Sag Harbor.

Azrieli and her sons moved back to Montreal in 2000, where she became a full-time cantor at Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom from 2001 until 2003.{{cite journal|last=Lowi|first=Emanuel|title=Song of the high holidays|journal=The Montreal Gazette|date=September 2001}}[http://www.timesofisrael.com/all-the-worlds-a-stage/ "The Times of Israel."] Retrieved February 16, 2013.

While completing her D.Mus. at the Université de Montréal in 2011, she wrote her thesis on ethnomusicological links between the music of Giuseppe Verdi and ancient Jewish scales/modes.

On September 11, 2013, Azrieli sang in "It's Better with Music" a black-tie benefit for the McGill Chamber Orchestra. The benefit program featured baritone Étienne Dupuis performing the famous "Figaro" aria from The Barber of Seville. Azrieli performed arias and a duet from Verdi's La Traviata.{{cite web |title=McGill Chamber Orchestra black-tie benefit inaugurates new Azrieli Perez Pavilion |website=Montreal Gazette |date=2013-09-05 |url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/music/mcgill-chamber-orchestra-black-tie-benefit-inaugurates-new-azrieli-perez-pavilion |access-date=2024-04-23}}

In 2014, Azrieli performed at the world premiere of The Esther Diaries, by Canadian composer Haralabos Stafylakis, with the McGill Chamber Orchestra at the La Maison symphonique de Montréal. The one-woman show is about the Old Testament's Queen of Persia.{{cite web |title=My Montreal: Soprano Sharon Azrieli Perez |website=Montreal Gazette |date=2014-06-09 |url=https://montrealgazette.com/life/urban-expressions/my-montreal-soprano-sharon-azrieli-perez |access-date=2024-02-23}}

On April 8, 2015, Azrieli sang at the concert Song of Songs at Congregation Chevra Kadisha-B'nai Jacob with maestro Joseph Milo. She sang several vocal works at the concert, including Max Janowski's Avinu Malkeinu.{{cite web |last=Solomon |first=Heather |title=Montreal concert offers Jewish symphonic experience |website=The Canadian Jewish News |url=https://thecjn.ca/uncategorized/montreal-concert-offers-jewish-symphonic-experience/ |access-date=2024-09-10}}

On November 28, 2015, Azrieli performed in a benefit concert for the Château Dufresne in Montreal. The concert featured her roles in arias by Mozart, Verdi and Puccini, as well as a world premiere of the score composed by Charles Gabriel Foignet in 1813, dedicated to Marie Louise, Empress of the French.{{cite web |title=Soprano Sharon Azrieli Perez benefit concert Nov. 28 |website=The Suburban Newspaper |date=2015-11-27 |url=https://www.thesuburban.com/arts_and_entertainment/arts/soprano-sharon-azrieli-perez-benefit-concert-nov-28/article_64562c80-9463-11e5-9a4d-7bac0262b747.html |access-date=2024-04-23}}

In 2015, Azrieli sang the song "When the Music Played" on the CD for the Broadway cast album Doctor Zhivago.{{cite web |title='Doctor Zhivago': Theater Review |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=2015-04-21 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/doctor-zhivago-theater-review-790426/ |access-date=2023-10-16}}

In 2016, she was the soprano soloist in Gabriel Fauré's Requiem, Op. 48 under conductor Alex Qian with the New England Symphonic Ensemble at Carnegie Hall.{{Cite web |title=New England Symphonic Ensemble |url=https://www.carnegiehall.org/About/History/Performance-History-Search?q=&dex=prod_PHS&event=56320&pf=Sharon%20Azrieli_ |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=www.carnegiehall.org}}

In 2017, she performed twice at Carnegie Hall. Once in April, for the Opera Gala Honoring the Career of Tenor Giuseppe Giacomini under conductor Eve Queler and Members of the Opera Orchestra of New York.{{Cite web |title=An Opera Gala Honoring the Career of Tenor Giuseppe Giacomini |url=https://www.carnegiehall.org/About/History/Performance-History-Search?q=&dex=prod_PHS&event=58467&pf=Sharon%20Azrieli_ |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=www.carnegiehall.org}} Secondly, in June for Dan Forrest's Jubilate Deo under conductor Tracey S. Resseguie and once again with the New England Symphonic Ensemble.{{Cite web |title=New England Symphonic Ensemble |url=https://www.carnegiehall.org/About/History/Performance-History-Search?q=&dex=prod_PHS&event=58881&pf=Sharon%20Azrieli_ |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=www.carnegiehall.org}}

In September 2017, Azrieli performed with Pavel Feldman conducting the Centennial Youth String Orchestra. During the performance, Israel Bonds presented Azrieli with their Dor L’Dor ("from generation to generation" in Hebrew) Award for her artistry, commitment to local and Israel-based causes, and for being a role model as a philanthropist.{{cite web |last=Suburban |first=Joel Goldenberg The |title=Israel Bonds honours Sharon Azrieli |website=The Suburban Newspaper |date=2017-09-13 |url=https://www.thesuburban.com/news/city_news/israel-bonds-honours-sharon-azrieli/article_e0b3d927-8bad-59c7-8a4f-e2da6fb352a3.html |access-date=2024-09-10}}

In 2018, Azrieli performed at the Metropolitan Opera as Sister Dolcina in Puccini's Suor Angelica.{{Cite web |title=Sharon Azrieli |url=https://www.metopera.org/discover/artists/soprano/sharon-azrieli/ |access-date=2020-10-09 |website=www.metopera.org |language=en}} In May 2018, she performed with the Hebrew University Orchestra at the Jerusalem Theatre. The concert featured Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56, Deux mélodies hébraïques and Chanson Hébraique, and excerpts from Bizet's Carmen.{{cite web |last=Davis |first=Barry |title=Anita Kamien, Sharon Azrieli light up Hebrew University Orchestra |website=The Jerusalem Post |date=2018-05-27 |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/anita-kamien-sharon-azrieli-light-up-hebrew-university-orchestra-558502 |access-date=2023-09-08}}

In 2019, she was awarded the National Order of Quebec (Chevalière du Québec) for her lifetime performance achievements.{{cite web |last=Griwkowsky |first=Fish |title=The List: Soprano Sharon Azrieli paying tribute to the late Michel Legrand at Yardbird |website=Edmonton Journal |date=2022-03-10 |url=https://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/music/the-list-soprano-sharon-azrieli-paying-tribute-to-the-late-michel-legrand-at-yardbird |access-date=2023-12-07}}

Her 2019 performances include a performance at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, singing Marcellina in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro under conductor Alexander Shelley.{{Cite web |title=Opera Preview: Mozart's Figaro in Concert at the National Arts Centre—06.12.19 to 06.14.19 – Apartment613 |url=https://apt613.ca/gig-pick-mozarts-figaro/ |access-date=2020-10-09 |website=apt613.ca}} She performed regularly in her hometown of Montreal with L'Orchestre Classique de Montréal under the late conductor Boris Brott.{{Cite web |last1=Arnold |first1=Janice |last2=Reporter |first2=Staff |date=2019-04-30 |title=At 80, Brott's orchestra begins new life |url=https://www.cjnews.com/culture/entertainment/at-80-brotts-orchestra-begins-new-life |access-date=2020-10-09 |website=The Canadian Jewish News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Organ Gala - June 7, Maison Symphonique - The Montrealer |url=https://themontrealeronline.com/2016/05/organ-gala-maison-symphonique/ |access-date=2020-10-09 |website=themontrealeronline.com|date=May 27, 2016 }}{{Cite web |title=Soprano Sharon Azrieli Perez Performs the World Premiere of The Esther Diaries :: Shira Gilbert PR |url=https://www.shiragilbertpr.com/2014/05/soprano-sharon-azrieli-perez-performs-the-world-premiere-of-the-esther-diaries/ |access-date=2020-10-09 |language=en-US}}{{Cite press release |date=March 2019 |title=Kahnawà:ke Students to Perform with McGill Chamber Orchestra |url=https://campussuite-storage.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/1071440/916e95dd-3436-11e7-9e05-124f7febbf4a/1901150/e65620a4-45c8-11e9-8fa7-12246e9911dc/file/PR%20Encore%20Sistema%20March%202019%20concert%2003%2013%2020192.pdf |publisher=Kahnawà:ke Education Center}}{{Cite web |title=McGill Chamber Orchestra |url=https://www.concordia.ca/content/shared/en/events/finearts/music/2019/3/31/mcgill-chamber-orchestra.html |access-date=2020-10-09 |website=www.concordia.ca |language=en}} Azrieli also performed with L'Orchestre Métropolitain under Dutch conductor Vincent De Kort as part of the Violins of Hope concert, which featured restored violins previously owned by Holocaust victims and survivors.{{Cite web |title=Violins of Hope |url=https://museeholocauste.ca/en/news-and-events/violins-of-hope/ |access-date=2020-10-08 |website=Montreal Holocaust Museum |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=C. J. N. |date=2019-10-07 |title=Violins of Hope make Canadian debut in Montreal |url=https://www.cjnews.com/culture/entertainment/violins-of-hope-make-canadian-debut-in-montreal |access-date=2020-10-08 |website=The Canadian Jewish News |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |date=2 November 2019 |title=Restored violins that survived Nazi concentration camps make Montreal debut |work=CBC |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/restored-violins-that-survived-nazi-concentration-camps-make-montreal-debut-1.5343666}}{{Cite web |title=Violins Of Hope |url=https://www.violins-of-hope.com/ |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=Violins Of Hope |language=en-US}}

Azrieli released two music albums, Sharon Azrieli Sings Broadway in 2019, and Frankly Sharon in 2020. Frankly Sharon features arrangements by Jason Howland, to compositions by Frank Wildhorn on piano, and Azrieli's own translation of most of the lyrics into French, Italian, and Hebrew.{{cite web |last=Sobel |first=Jon |title=Music Review: Sharon Azrieli – 'Frankly Sharon' (The Music of Frank Wildhorn) |website=Blogcritics |date=2020-11-28 |url=https://blogcritics.org/music-review-sharon-azrieli-frankly-sharon-frank-wildhorn/ |access-date=2023-12-07}}

In October 2021, she performed the compositions of the late composer Pierre Mercure as a soloist for the New York-based Talea Ensemble at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music.{{Cite web |title=Azrieli Prize winners shine in Talea Ensemble's program of U.S. premieres |url=https://newyorkclassicalreview.com/2021/10/azrieli-prize-winners-shine-in-talea-ensembles-program-of-u-s-premieres/ |access-date=2021-10-19 |website=New York Classical Review |language=en-US}} Of Azrieli's excerpt, Noémie Chemali from BlogCritics wrote:

"Dissidence by the late Canadian composer Pierre Mercure was next on the program with Sharon Azrieli as soprano soloist. I must say, this piece was a perfectly packaged little gem, short yet so full of contrasting emotions, keeping me on the edge of my chair throughout. This composition could not have been executed so perfectly without the poise of such an accomplished performer as Ms. Azrieli and the virtuosity of all of the players in the Talea Ensemble."{{Cite web |date=2021-10-19 |title=Concert Review (NYC): Talea Ensemble Performs U.S. Premieres of Azrieli Music Prize Winners |url=https://blogcritics.org/concert-review-nyc-talea-ensemble-performs-u-s-premieres-of-azrieli-music-prize-winners/ |access-date=2021-10-19 |website=Blogcritics |language=en-US}}

In June 2022, Azrieli performed with the musicians of the Orchestre Classique de Montréal under the baton of Geneviève Leclair for the Benefit Gala Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Maestro Boris Brott.{{Cite web |title=BENEFIT GALA - JUNE 2022 |url=https://en.orchestre.ca/gala-2022/ |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=Orchestre classique de Montréal |language=en-US}} In the following July, she performed and taught a masterclass in Athens and Syros, Greece, for the sixteenth Festival of the Aegean.{{Cite web |title=Festival of the Aegean |url=http://www.festivaloftheaegean.com/home.html |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=www.festivaloftheaegean.com}} In August, Azrieli toured five cities in South America with violinist Alexandre Da Costa and the Orchestre Symphonique de Longueuil.{{Cite web |title=Performances {{!}} Sharon Azrieli |url=https://sharonazrieli.com/performances/ |access-date=2023-01-06 |language=en-US}} Concerts were held in Bogotá, Medellín, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo.{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Rob |date=2022-08-12 |title=Opening night for the Longueuil Symphony Orchestra |url=https://bobrtimes.com/opening-night-for-the-longueuil-symphony-orchestra/ |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=The Bobr Times |language=en-US}}{{Citation |title=VLOG Year End Recap |date=December 22, 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JJ4lds_3wo |language=en |access-date=2023-01-06}}

In October 2022, she performed the world premier of Aharon Harlap's Out of the depths have I cried unto Thee, O Lord, a suite of psalms set for voice and symphony orchestra at Maison Symphonique with the Orchestre Métropolitain under the direction of Alexandre Bloch.{{cite web |title=Azrieli Music Prizes Gala at Maison Symphonique on October 20 |website=The Montrealer |date=2022-09-19 |url=https://themontrealeronline.com/2022/09/azrieli-music-prizes-gala-at-maison-symphonique-on-october-20/ |access-date=2024-02-23}}

In April 2023, Azrieli performed as Soprano with the Orchestre Classique de Montréal. She sang songs by Michel Legrand taken from her album, A Tribute to Michel Legrand, which was released in 2022.{{cite web |last=Geyer |first=Charles |title=Sharon Azrieli: Tribute to Michel Legrand |website=my/maSCENA |date=2023-03-26 |url=https://myscena.org/charles-geyer/sharon-azrieli-tribute-to-michel-legrand/ |access-date=2023-12-07}} She played the role of Helen in the film Irena's Vow, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2023.{{cite web |last=Strouse |first=Kristy |title=Toronto International film Festival 2023: Irena's Vows, Days of Happiness & Holiday |website=Film Inquiry |date=2023-09-12 |url=https://www.filminquiry.com/tiff-2023-report-1/ |access-date=2023-10-16}}{{cite web |title=Volume 29 Issue 1, September 2023 |website=yumpu.com |url=https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/68409058/volume-29-issue-1-september-2023 |access-date=2023-10-16}}

In October 2023, Sharon Azrieli performed the European premiere of 2022 Jewish Music laureate Aharon Harlap's Out of the depths have I cried unto Thee, O Lord, for soprano and orchestra at Cadogan Hall.{{cite web |last=Ruel |first=Chris |title=The Azrieli Music Prizes Announces London Debut Concert |website=OperaWire |date=2023-08-21 |url=https://operawire.com/the-azrieli-music-prizes-announces-london-debut-concert/ |access-date=2024-02-26}}{{cite web |last=Cristi |first=A.A. |title=The Azrieli Foundation Presents the London Debut of The Azrieli Music Prizes at Cadogan Hall |website=BroadwayWorld.com |date=2023-08-17 |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/The-Azrieli-Foundation-Presents-The-London-Debut-Of-The-Azrieli-Music-Prizes-At-Cadogan-Hall-October-15-20230817 |access-date=2024-02-26}}

In March 2024, Azrieli performed Aharon Harlap's Out of the depths have I cried unto Thee, O Lord at Alice Tully Hall with the Orchestra of St. Luke's, conducted by Steven Mercurio. It was the U.S. premiere of the works by the 2022 Azrieli Music Prizes winners.{{cite web |last=Wright |first=David |title=Azrieli Prize winners mix Biblical depths with Canadian birdsong |website=New York Classical Review |date=2024-03-29 |url=https://newyorkclassicalreview.com/2024/03/azrieli-prize-winners-mix-biblical-depths-with-canadian-birdsong/ |access-date=2024-04-23}}

In June 2024, Azrieli sang a selection of Jewish songs in different languages from various time periods in a recital honoring Jacob Israël de Haan in the Uilenburgersjoel in Amsterdam.{{cite web |title=Recital Sharon Azrieli ter ere van Jacob Israël De Haan in de Uilenburgersjoel |website=De Vrijdagavond - Online Joods Magazine |date=2024-06-12 |url=https://devrijdagavond.com/2024/06/12/nieuws/recital-sharon-azrieli-ter-ere-van-jacob-israel-de-haan-in-de-uilenburgersjoel/ |language=nl |access-date=2024-09-10}}

Also in June, Azrieli performed at the Berlin Philharmonic alongside pianist Mikhail Shekhtman and cellist Arseniy Chubachin. She sang pieces by Tchaikovsky, Sol Zim and Bizet, in addition to a medley by Naomi Shemer.{{cite web |last=Richter |first=Katrin |title=Auf einer Welle |website=Jüdische Allgemeine |date=2024-06-27 |url=https://www.juedische-allgemeine.de/kultur/auf-einer-welle-2/ |language=de |access-date=2024-09-10}}{{cite web |last=היום |first=מערכת ישראל |title=מרגש: התזמורת הסימפונית של ברלין הידהדה את סיפורו של העם היהודי |website=ישראל היום |date=2024-06-30 |url=https://www.israelhayom.co.il/culture/music/article/15994201 |language=he |access-date=2024-09-10}}{{cite web |title=Concert on 24.06.2024 Berliner Symphoniker, Xiao, Yan, Azrieli, Chubachin, Shekhtman |website=Berliner Philharmoniker |date=2024-03-15 |url=https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/en/concert/calendar/55853/ |access-date=2024-09-10}}

In the fall of 2024, Azrieli created The Hatikva Project concerts, a series of 18 concerts performed over five days in 11 Israeli cities to mark one year since the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack. The concerts were held October 30 through November 3, in Haifa, Kibbutz Dorot, Beersheba, Ashkelon, Ashdod, Ra'anana, Netivot, Modiin, Karmiel, Jerusalem, and Tel Aviv. The following orchestras participated in the project: the Israel Philharmonic with conductor Lahav Shani, the Jerusalem Orchestra East West with Tom Cohen, the Ra'anana Symphonette, the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, the Rishon Lezion, Beersheba and Haifa orchestras, the Andalusian Ashdod, and several youth orchestras.{{cite web |last=Steinberg |first=Jessica |last2=Fabian |first2=Emanuel |last3=Nichols |first3=Michelle |title=13 orchestras to perform around country, marking year since Oct. 7 |website=The Times of Israel |date=2024-10-29 |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/13-orchestras-to-perform-around-country-marking-year-since-oct-7/ |access-date=2024-12-12}}

On November 10, 2024, Azrieli performed with the Orchestre Philharmonique du Québec as part of the Violins of Hope concert. She sang Ladino songs and two songs by Quebecois composer Gilles Vigneault.

Azrieli sang two songs on the soundtrack for the film SHEPHERD: The Story of a Jewish Dog, released in May 2021.{{cite web |last=Padua |first=Pat |title=Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog |website=Rotten Tomatoes |date=2019-02-23 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/shepherd_the_story_of_a_jewish_dog |access-date=2024-09-10}}

Azrieli sang the end credits title song of the Canadian film Stand!, which was released in December 2020.

In August 2020, Azrieli sang the song "Hurry! it's lovely up here" in the Hollywood film Stage Mother, starring Lucy Liu.

In 2021, Azrieli acted the role of Dina in the film Shttl. This film, about the destruction of a Jewish town during the Holocaust, was filmed in Ukraine prior to the 2022 Russian invasion. Set in 1941, it was filmed in black and white with flashbacks in color, and performed in Yiddish.{{cite web |last=Blumenfeld |first=Samuel |title="Shttl", un film happé par l'histoire |website=Le Monde |date=2023-12-10 |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/m-le-mag/article/2023/12/10/shttl-un-film-happe-par-l-histoire_6204988_4500055.html |language=fr |access-date=2024-02-23}}{{cite web |last=Baxter |first=Velvl |title=Yiddish film offers authentic recreation of shtetl life before it was destroyed |website=The Forward |date=2023-01-11 |url=https://forward.com/forverts-in-english/531274/yiddish-film-offers-authentic-recreation-of-shtetl-life-before-it-was-destroyed/ |access-date=2024-02-23}}{{cite web |title=Free screening of 'SHTTL' depicts Jewish village outside of Kyiv |website=Jewish Herald-Voice |url=https://jhvonline.com/free-screening-of-shttl-depicts-jewish-village-outside-of-kyiv-p32751-152.htm |access-date=2024-02-23}}

In 2022, Azrieli performed the role of Helen in the film Irena's Vow.{{cite web |title=Sharon Azrieli |website=IMDb |date=2024 |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9198656/ |access-date=2024-02-23}}{{cite web |url=https://orchestre.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/OCM_Progr_Kaleidoscope_Web_v5.pdf |title=Kaléidoscope |date=11 April 2023 |work=Orchestre classique de Montréal |access-date=2024-02-23}} This film, directed by Canadian Louise Archambault, is the true story of Irena Gut, a Polish nurse who was awarded the Righteous Among the Nations medal for showing remarkable courage in her attempt to save Polish Jews during the Holocaust.{{cite web |last1=Vlessing |first1=Etan |title=Toronto: 'Irena's Vow' Director Sees Ukraine Crisis Through Second World War Lens |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=2023-09-13 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/toronto-irenas-vow-director-ukraine-russia-wwii-1235579876/ |access-date=2024-02-23}}{{cite web |title=Irena's Vow |website=TIFF |date=2023-07-19 |url=https://tiff.net/events/irenas-vow |access-date=2024-02-23}}{{cite web |last1=Grynienko |first1=Katarzyna |title=Louise Archambault's 'Irena's Vow,' Starring Sophie Nélisse, Dougray Scott, Shoots in Poland |website=Variety |date=2022-04-29 |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/global/louise-archambault-irenas-vow-sophie-nelisse-dougray-scott-1235254871/ |access-date=2024-02-23}}

Working alongside Editor-in-Chief Stephanie Whittaker and art director Randy Laybourne, Azrieli took over the Montreal, Vancouver and Toronto magazine Montreal Home in 2016.{{Cite web |title=Vancouver Home Magazine Inc. |website=Canada Corporation Directory |url=https://www.canadacompanyregistry.com/companies/vancouver-home-magazine-inc/ |access-date=2022-12-15}} As the publisher of the new incarnation of Home in Canada, Azrieli wrote numerous articles on contemporary trends and influencers performing within the creative architectural ethos. She wrote articles about the Maison & Objet design show at the Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre and the architectural design of the Orient Jerusalem Hotel.{{Cite web |date=2018-05-04 |title=The Mozart of Missoni, the Colour of Congreve |url=https://athomeincanada.ca/montreal/the-mozart-of-missoni-the-colour-of-congreve/ |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=Home in Canada |language=en-CA}}{{Cite web |date=2018-11-19 |title=A New Hotel in an Ancient Land |url=https://athomeincanada.ca/travel/a-new-hotel-in-an-ancient-land/ |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=Home in Canada |language=en-CA}} Furthermore, Azrieli conducted interviews with Moshe Safdie, Karim Rashid, Frank Gehry, Tiffany Pratt, Mike Holmes, Rita Brianski and Chaki.{{Cite web |date=2020-06-02 |title=Saving The World One Garden At a Time |url=https://athomeincanada.ca/architecture/featured-homes/saving-the-world-one-garden-at-a-time/ |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=Home in Canada |language=en-CA}}{{Cite web |date=2020-12-02 |title=The Future Is Karim |url=https://athomeincanada.ca/design-2/the-future-is-karim/ |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=Home in Canada |language=en-CA}}{{Cite web |date=2021-03-11 |title=An Icon For Our Time |url=https://athomeincanada.ca/architecture/an-icon-for-our-time/ |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=Home in Canada |language=en-CA}}{{Cite web |date=2022-01-27 |title=Queen of Colour |url=https://athomeincanada.ca/design-2/queen-of-colour/ |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=Home in Canada |language=en-CA}}{{Cite web |date=2020-07-23 |title=Mr "Make it Right" Man |url=https://athomeincanada.ca/people-slideshow/mr-make-it-right-man/ |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=Home in Canada |language=en-CA}}{{Cite web |date=2020-12-25 |title=A Painter for All Ages |url=https://athomeincanada.ca/art/a-painter-for-all-ages/ |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=Home in Canada |language=en-CA}}{{Cite web |date=2019-09-19 |title=A Portrait Of The Artist |url=https://athomeincanada.ca/montreal/a-portrait-of-the-artist/ |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=Home in Canada |language=en-CA}} After four successful years, the last issue of Home in Canada was published on Dec 1, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web |title=Home in Canada - Montreal - Winter 2020 by Home In Canada {{!}} Design ▪ Architecture ▪ Landscape ▪ Lifestyle - Issuu |url=https://issuu.com/movatohome/docs/montreal_winter_2020_-_eng_-_digital |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=issuu.com |date=December 2020 |language=en}} Despite the magazine no longer producing print copies, Dr. Azrieli continued to post her interviews on YouTube and other media streaming platforms.{{Cite web |title=Home in Canada Media - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/@homeincanadamedia1675 |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=www.youtube.com}}

Established by the Azrieli Foundation in 2014, the Azrieli Music Prizes (AMP) was the brainchild of Dr. Sharon Azrieli.{{Cite web |title=The Azrieli Music Prizes |url=https://azrielifoundation.org/priorities/music-arts-culture/amp/ |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=The Azrieli Foundation |language=en-US}} Initially, upon its creation, the AMP offered two prizes,

"The Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music is awarded to a composer who has written the best new undiscovered work of Jewish music...The Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music is awarded to encourage composers to creatively and critically engage with the question, "What is Jewish music?" This prize is given to the composer who proposes a response to this question in the shape of a musical work that displays the utmost creativity, artistry, technical mastery and professional expertise."{{Cite web |title=The Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music |url=https://azrielifoundation.org/priorities/music-arts-culture/amp/prize-for-jewish-music/ |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=The Azrieli Foundation |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=The Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music |url=https://azrielifoundation.org/priorities/music-arts-culture/amp/commission-for-jewish-music/ |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=The Azrieli Foundation |language=en-US}}

Most recently, AMP has added a 4th prize, the International category. This new prize, the Commission for International Music, aims to foster greater intercultural understanding through music.{{cite web |last=Karlin |first=David |title=Everything Jewish and everything Canadian: Sharon Azrieli |website=Bachtrack |date=2024-03-14 |url=https://bachtrack.com/interview-sharon-azrieli-music-prizes-march-2024 |access-date=2024-04-23}}

The inaugural AMP Gala Concert took place on October 19, 2016, and premiered the winning compositions by Brian Current and Wlad Marhulets.{{Cite web |title=Watch & Listen |url=https://azrielifoundation.org/priorities/music-arts-culture/amp/watch-listen/ |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=The Azrieli Foundation |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2016-09-16 |title=Inaugural concert for the Azrieli Music Project |url=https://myscena.org/newswire/inaugural-concert-azrieli-music-project/ |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=my/maSCENA |language=en-US}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.osm.ca/fr/salle-de-presse/|title=Salle de Presse - Orchestre symphonique de Montréal|website=www.osm.ca}} The AMP Jury Awarded the Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music to Marhulets for his Concerto for Klezmer Clarinet.{{Cite web |title=Wlad Marhulets. Laureate – Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music 2016 |url=https://azrielifoundation.org/priorities/music-arts-culture/amp/amp-community/#toggle-id-27 |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=The Azrieli Foundation |language=en-US}} The jury awarded the Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music to Current's newly created work, The Seven Heavenly Halls.{{Cite web |title=Brian Current. Laureate – Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music 2016 |url=https://azrielifoundation.org/priorities/music-arts-culture/amp/amp-community/#toggle-id-26 |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=The Azrieli Foundation |language=en-US}} The Montreal Symphony Orchestra accompanied both compositions under Maestro Kent Nagano's baton, with clarinetist Andre Moisan joining the orchestra for Marhulets Klezmar Concerto. The Gala Concert also featured an opening performance of excerpts from Gustav Mahler's Rückert-Lieder, no 1. "Blicke mir Nicht in die Lieder!" and no 2. "Ich atmet'einen linden Duft" sung by Sharon Azrieli.

On October 15, 2018, the AMP Gala Concert occurred at Maison Symphonique de Montréal and featured world premiers by laureates Kelly-Marie Murphy and Avner Dorman.{{Cite web |title=Yoav Talmi conducts Dorman, Murphy, and Mendelssohn – With Sharon Azrieli, Lara St. John, Erica Goodman, and Rachel Mercer |url=https://www.medici.tv/en/concerts/azrieli-music-prizes-gala-concert |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=www.medici.tv |language=en-US}} The jury awarded Kelly-Marie Murphy the Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music for her piece En el escuro es todo uno (In the Darkness All Is One).{{Cite web |title=Kelly-Marie Murphy. Laureate – Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music 2018 |url=https://azrielifoundation.org/priorities/music-arts-culture/amp/amp-community/#toggle-id-25 |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=The Azrieli Foundation |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Hansraj |first=Benita |date=2017-09-05 |title=Announcing the Winner of the 2018 Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music |url=https://azrielifoundation.org/announcing-the-winner-of-the-2018-azrieli-commission-for-jewish-music/ |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=The Azrieli Foundation |language=en-US}} Under the baton of guest conductor, Yoav Talmi L'Orchestre Classique de Montréal performed Murphy's piece with harpist Erica Goodman and cellist Rachel Mercer. In addition, the AMP Jury awarded Avner Dorman the Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music for his composition Nigunim.{{Cite web |title=Avner Dorman. Laureate – Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music 2018 |url=https://azrielifoundation.org/priorities/music-arts-culture/amp/amp-community/#toggle-id-24 |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=The Azrieli Foundation |language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2018-02-07 |title=Composer Avner Dorman Winner of 2018 Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music |url=https://azrielifoundation.org/composer-avner-dorman-winner-of-2018-azrieli-prize-for-jewish-music/ |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=The Azrieli Foundation |language=en-US}} Featuring Canadian violinist Lara St. John, L'Orchestre Classique de Montréal, and conductor Yoav Talmi performed Dorman's Nigunim. The concert also featured a performance from soprano soloist Sharon Azrieli who sang Canadian composer Srul Irving Glick's Seven Tableaux from the Song of Songs.{{Cite web |last=Wild |first=Stephi |title=The Azrieli Foundation Celebrates Azrieli Music Prize Winners With Czech Debuts In Prague |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/prague/article/The-Azrieli-Foundation-Celebrates-Azrieli-Music-Prize-Winners-With-Czech-Debuts-In-Prague-20190904 |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}}

The Czech National Symphony Orchestra opened its 2019/20 season performing the Czech debuts of works by 2018 Azrieli Music Prize winners Kelly-Marie Murphy and Avner Dorman.{{cite web |title=Czech National Symphony Orchestra Opens Its 2019/20 Season |website=Prague Post |date=2019-08-27 |url=https://www.praguepost.com/culture/czech-national-symphony-orchestra-opens-its-2019-20-season |access-date=2024-09-10}}

On October 22, 2020, Lorraine Vaillancourt conducted Le Nouvel Ensemble Moderne for the AMP Gala Concert and the compositions submitted by the laureates. Held in the Salle Bourgie at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and live-steamed globally, the concert featured world premieres by Keiko Devaux, Yotam Haber, and Yitzhak Yedid.{{Cite web |date=2020-09-16 |title=Nouvel Ensemble Moderne: Back on stage for the Azrieli Prize Gala |url=https://myscena.org/justin-bernard/prix-azrieli-le-nem-de-retour-sur-scene/ |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=my/maSCENA |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=2020 Azrieli Music Prizes Gala Concert |url=https://azrielifoundation.org/he/our-priorities/music-arts/amp/azrieli-music-prizes-gala-concert/ |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=The Azrieli Foundation |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Gala Concert for the 2020 Azrieli Music Prizes |url=https://www.medici.tv/en/concerts/gala-concert-prix-azrieli-musique-2020-fondation-azrieli |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=www.medici.tv |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Hansraj |first=Benita |date=2019-11-07 |title=The Azrieli Foundation Announces 2020 Azrieli Music Prize Winners |url=https://azrielifoundation.org/the-azrieli-foundation-announces-2020-azrieli-music-prize-winners/ |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=The Azrieli Foundation |language=en-US}} In addition to the laureates, the concert featured an arrangement of Québécois composer Pierre Mercure's Dissidence orchestrated by Jonathon Monro and sung by soprano soloist Sharon Azrieli.{{Cite web |title=Archives {{!}} Sharon Azrieli |url=https://sharonazrieli.com/performances/archives/ |access-date=2023-01-05 |language=en-US}} Keiko Devaux was awarded the Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music for her composition Arras, which was later awarded a Juno in 2021.{{Cite web |title=Keiko Devaux. Laureate – Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music 2020 |url=https://azrielifoundation.org/priorities/music-arts-culture/amp/amp-community/#toggle-id-21 |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=The Azrieli Foundation |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Wassenberg |first=Anya |date=2022-05-16 |title=THE SCOOP {{!}} 2022 JUNO Classical Music Winners Showcase Canada's Depth Of Talent |url=https://www.ludwig-van.com/toronto/2022/05/16/scoop-2022-juno-classical-music-winners-showcase-canadas-depth-talent/ |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=Ludwig van Toronto |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=2022 CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR {{!}} Keiko Devaux {{!}} |url=https://junoawards.ca/nomination/2022-classical-composition-of-the-year-keiko-devaux/ |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=The JUNO Awards |language=en-US}} Yotam Haber was awarded the Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music for his composition of Estro Poetico-armonico III, and Yitzhak Yedid was awarded the Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music for his Kadosh Kadosh and Cursed composition.{{Cite web |title=Yitzhak Yedid. Laureate – Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music 2020 |url=https://azrielifoundation.org/priorities/music-arts-culture/amp/amp-community/#toggle-id-23 |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=The Azrieli Foundation |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Yotam Haber. Laureate – Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music 2020 |url=https://azrielifoundation.org/priorities/music-arts-culture/amp/amp-community/#toggle-id-22 |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=The Azrieli Foundation |language=en-US}}

Under the Baton of Canadian conductor Alexander Bloch, the most recent AMP gala concert was held on October 20, 2022, at La Maison Symphonique with the Orchestre Métropolitain.{{Cite web |last=Rabinowitz |first=Chloe |title=2022 Azrieli Music Prizes Gala Concert to Feature Three Prize-Winning Works This October |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwclassical/article/2022-Azrieli-Music-Prizes-Gala-Concert-to-Feature-Three-Prize-Winning-Works-This-October-20220907 |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}} The second edition of the Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music was awarded to Rita Ueda for her composition Birds Callin from the Canada in You.{{Cite web |title=Rita Ueda. Laureate – Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music 2022 |url=https://azrielifoundation.org/priorities/music-arts-culture/amp/amp-community/#toggle-id-20 |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=The Azrieli Foundation |language=en-US}} The Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music was awarded to Iman Habibi for his composition Shāhīn-nāmeh, based on texts by Judeo-Persian poet Shahin Shirazi.{{Cite web |title=Iman Habibi. Laureate – Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music 2022 |url=https://azrielifoundation.org/priorities/music-arts-culture/amp/amp-community/#toggle-id-18 |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=The Azrieli Foundation |language=en-US}} The Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music was awarded to Aharon Harlap for his piece, Out of the depths have I cried unto Thee, O Lord.{{Cite web |title=Aharon Harlap. Laureate – Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music 2022 |url=https://azrielifoundation.org/priorities/music-arts-culture/amp/amp-community/#toggle-id-19 |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=The Azrieli Foundation |language=en-US}} Sharon Azrieli sang for Harlaps award-winning composition, accompanying a laureates piece for the first time at the AMP.{{Cite web |author=The Violin Channel |date=2022-12-15 |title=North American Premiere of Aharon Harlap's "Out of the depths have I cried unto Thee, O Lord" |url=https://theviolinchannel.com/world-premiere-of-aharon-harlaps-out-of-the-depths-have-i-cried-unto-thee-o-lord/ |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=World's Leading Classical Music Platform |language=en-US}}

On October 6, 2023, New Jewish Music, Vol. 4 - Azrieli Music Prizes was released on Analekta. The album features the world-premiere recordings of the 2022 Azrieli Music Prizes Laureates Iman Habibi, Aharon Harlap, and Rita Ueda. New Jewish Music, Vol. 4 marks seven years of collaboration between Analekta and the Azrieli Music Prizes. In 2022, New Jewish Music, Vol. 3 received a JUNO Award.{{cite web |last=Rabinowitz |first=Chloe |title=The Azrieli Foundation and Analekta Release New Jewish Music, Vol. 4 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |date=2023-10-06 |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/The-Azrieli-Foundation-And-AnalektaRelease-NEW-JEWISH-MUSIC-VOL-4-AZRIELI-MUSIC-PRIZES-20231006 |access-date=2024-02-23}}

On March 28, 2024, the compositions of the 2022 laureates were performed in a celebratory concert "Azrieli Music Prizes at 10: A New York Celebration" at New York's Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center. Sharon sang Aharon Harlap's Out of the depths have I cried unto Thee, O Lord. The concert featured the 2022 winners: Imam Habibi's Shāhīn-nāmeh in the New Jewish Music category and in the Canadian category, Rita Ueda's Birds Calling ... from the Canada in You.

The 2024 Azrieli Music Prize laureates are Yair Klartag, recipient of the Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music; Josef Bardanashvili, who received the Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music; Jordan Nobles, who received the Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music; and Juan Trigos, who won the inaugural Azrieli Commission for International Music.{{cite web |title=The Azrieli Foundation announces the 2024 Azrieli Music Prize Laureates and showcase concert |website=The Montrealer |date=2024-09-22 |url=https://themontrealeronline.com/2024/09/the-azrieli-foundation-announces-the-2024-azrieli-music-prize-laureates/ |access-date=2024-12-12}}{{cite web |title=Azrieli Music Prizes Gala Concert |website=The Montrealer |date=2024-10-22 |url=https://themontrealeronline.com/2024/10/azrieli-music-prizes-gala-concert-october-28-2024/ |access-date=2024-12-12}}{{cite web |title=Gala Concert for the 2024 Azrieli Music Prizes |website=medici.tv |date=2024-09-30 |url=https://www.medici.tv/en/concerts/gala-concert-2024-azrieli-music-prizes |access-date=2024-12-12}}

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• Fauré, Requiem: New England Symphonic Ensemble, Carnegie Hall, New York
• Mozart, Requiem: Emeritus Orchestra, Tel Aviv
• Verdi, Requiem: New West Symphony and New Jersey State Opera at Ocean Grove
• Dvořák, Stabat Mater: University of Montreal
• Rossini, Stabat Mater: Haifa Symphony Orchestra
• Beethoven, Mass in C minor: Haifa Symphony Orchestra
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• Beethoven: 9th Symphony, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, McGill Chamber Orchestra
• Mahler: 8th Symphony (2nd Soprano soloist), National Orchestra of Canada
• Bernstein: Songfest, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra
• Puccini: Arias, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra
• Ofer Ben-Amots and Tzvi Avni: modern works, Israel Chamber Orchestra
• Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov: Songs, McGill Chamber Orchestra
• Mozart Concert: Arias, McGill Chamber Orchestra
• Houston Grand Opera: Duets and Arias, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra
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• Norina: Don Pasquale, Gaetano Donizetti
• Leonora: Il Trovatore, Giuseppe Verdi
• Nedda: Pagliacci, Ruggero Leoncavallo
• Laurette: Le Docteur Miracle, Georges Bizet{{cite magazine |title=March 11, 1991 issue |magazine=The New Yorker| date=1991-03-11 |url=https://archives.newyorker.com/newyorker/1991-03-11/flipbook/080/ |access-date=2024-04-23}}
• Juliette: Roméo et Juliette, Charles Gounod{{Cite web|url=https://azjewishpost.com/2012/scion-of-azrieli-family-goes-from-opera-to-cantor-and-back/|title=Scion of Azrieli family goes from opera to cantor, and back, AZ Jewish Post|website=Arizona Jewish Post}}
• Mimì: La Bohème, Giacomo Puccini{{Cite web|url=https://www.operabase.com/sharon-azrieli-a20933/en|title=Sharon Azrieli, Soprano|date=October 15, 2023|website=Operabase}}
• Manon Lescaut: Manon Lescaut, Giacomo Puccini
• Rachel: La Juive, Fromental Halévy
• Susanna: Le Nozze di Figaro, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Adriana (cover): Adriana Lecouvreur, Francesco Cilea{{cite web |title=Sharon Azrieli Performance History Search |website=Carnegie Hall |url=https://www.carnegiehall.org/About/History/Performance-History-Search?q=&dex=prod_PHS&event=1368&pf=Sharon+Azrieli_ |access-date=2024-04-23}}
• Elvira: Don Giovanni, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Liù: Turandot, Giacomo Puccini
• Madame Lidoine: Dialogues des Carmélites, Francis Poulenc
• Leonora: La Forza del Destino, Giuseppe Verdi
• Aida: Aida, Giuseppe Verdi{{Cite web |url=https://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/2011/04/the_opera_in_the_apartment_nex.html |title=The opera in the apartment next door |first=Ronni |last=Reich |work=The Star-Ledger, www.nj.com |date=April 17, 2011}}
• Sister Dolcina: Il Trittico, Giacomo Puccini{{Cite web|url=https://www.classicalsource.com/concert/the-metropolitan-opera-jack-obriens-production-of-puccinis-il-trittico-il-tabarro-suor-angelica-gianni-schicchi-conducted-by-bertrand-de-billy/|title=The Metropolitan Opera – Jack O'Brien's production of Puccini's Il trittico – Il tabarro, Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi; conducted by Bertrand de Billy|date=November 26, 2018|website=The Classical Source}}

• Sharon Azrieli Sings Canadian Musical Theatre{{cite web |title=Sharon Azrieli Sings Canadian Musical Theatre with the Jonathan Monro Orchestra by Sharon Azrieli |website=Apple Music |date=2024-10-26 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/sharon-azrieli-sings-canadian-musical-theatre-with/1779670794 |access-date=2024-12-12}}
• Easily Assimilated: Ruby Sparrow Records{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/5I4ffHYxCmpebKCeiYGH0z|title=Easily Assimilated|website=Spotify |date=December 6, 2023}}
• Go to Sleep My Babies: Ruby Sparrow Records{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/0coj2gmAOt3lzUsXFUGh5O|title=Go to Sleep My Babies|website=Spotify |date=May 14, 2023}}
• Three Concerts with Boris Brott: Ruby Sparrow Records{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/4IWSZ35jKay3vHjqIxWZNX|title=Three Concerts with Boris Brott|website=Spotify |date=April 25, 2023}}
• New Jewish Music, Vol. 4 - Azrieli Music Prizes, Analekta{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/5RovBd4yiegzuq7ticTOUK|title=New Jewish Music, Vol. 4 - Habibi, Harlap, Ueda|website=Spotify |date=October 6, 2023}}
• Secret Places: A Tribute to Michel Legrand, LML Music{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/1ZWFxz3KwsA8eDP9L6RSa9|title=Secret Places|website=Spotify |date=March 4, 2022}}
• New Jewish Music, Vol. 3 - Azrieli Music Prizes, Analekta{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/0otMgTkAwofQ2IQGbEiCeC|title=New Jewish Music, Vol. 3 - Azrieli Music Prizes|website=Spotify |date=October 1, 2021}}
• Frankly Sharon, Time Life{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/3Nd92rCqJPVXs9SzhiYyW1|title=Frankly Sharon|website=Spotify |date=November 13, 2020}}
• Rare French Arias of the 19th Century, Time Life{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/0d9wqi0E5rOFKLidAU7m2F|title=Rare French Arias of the 19th Century|website=Spotify |date=June 19, 2020}}
• New Jewish Music, Vol. 2 - Azrieli Music Prizes, Analekta{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/1VaK91hafvyl3T5u9F6Vdn|title=New Jewish Music, Vol. 2 - Azrieli Music Prizes|website=Spotify |date=September 13, 2019}}
• The Gift of Joy, Time Life{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/1X4nd0BEFoVkgrKl6WebNK|title=The Gift of Joy|website=Spotify |date=November 22, 2019}}
• Sharon Azrieli Sings Broadway, Time Life{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/6Cn1INMw913sBkKS1cLLg3|title=Sharon Azrieli Sings Broadway|website=Spotify |date=April 12, 2019}}
• New Jewish Music, Vol. 1 - Azrieli Music Prizes, Analekta{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/1DmhK5ParPr0UtaLCPccjT|title=New Jewish Music, Vol. 1 - Azrieli Music Prizes|website=Spotify |date=October 5, 2018}}
• Fiddler on the Roof 2018 Cast Recording (in Yiddish), Time Life{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/1y47hxheuHY5uPlde2iC17|title=Fiddler on the Roof 2018 Cast Recording (in Yiddish)|website=Spotify |date=August 9, 2019}}
• Doctor Zhivago, Broadway Records{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/track/7lBITMfc48uSgioBfmEaO6|title=When the Music Played|website=Spotify |date=July 31, 2015}}
• Friday Night Live at Temple Emanu El{{cite web |title=Friday Night Live at Temple Emanu El by Sharon Azrieli Perez on Apple Music |website=Apple Music - Web Player |date=2011-01-11 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/friday-night-live-at-temple-emanu-el/446410323 |access-date=2024-09-10}}
• A Few of My Favorite Sings{{cite web |title=A Few of My Favourite Sings by Sharon Azrieli Perez on Apple Music |website=Apple Music - Web Player |date=2008-01-01 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/a-few-of-my-favourite-sings/552253237 |access-date=2024-09-10}}

Forbes currently estimates Azrieli’s wealth to be approximately $1.2 billion USD.{{Cite web |title=Sharon Azrieli |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/sharon-azrieli/ |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=Forbes |language=en}} She sits on the boards of directors for the National Arts Centre (NAC), McCord Museum, Canadian Vocal Arts Institute (CVAI), as well as for the Azrieli Foundation.{{Cite web|title=Board of Directors {{!}} NAC Foundation|url=https://nac-cna.ca/en/foundation/board|access-date=2021-10-14|website=nac-cna.ca|language=en-CA}}{{Cite web|title=Canadian Vocal Arts Institute Contacts page|url=https://icav-cvai.ca/en/contact-us}}{{Cite web|title=Board of Trustees|url=https://www.musee-mccord.qc.ca/en/board-trustees/|access-date=2021-10-14|website=Musee McCord|language=en}} The Azrieli Foundation was established in 1989 and contributes to causes such as scientific and medical research, higher education, Holocaust education, youth empowerment, music and the arts, architecture, and quality-of-life initiatives for people with developmental disabilities in Canada and Israel.{{cite web |last=Cashman |first=Greer Fay |title=Grapevine: All in the family |website=The Jerusalem Post |date=2018-02-09 |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/grapevine-all-in-the-family-542136 |access-date=2023-09-08}} Additionally she serves as President Emeritus for the Orchestre Classique de Montréal (OCM).{{Cite web|url=https://en.orchestre.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/OCM-2021-gala-benefice-Creer-un-heritage.pdf)|title=Orchestre Classique de Montréal - Gala Honouring Sharon Azrieli}}

In November 2023, the Azrieli Music Prizes added an additional award category called the International Prize Awards. This prize asks composers to compose new music based upon their diverse cultural heritage.{{cite web |last=Wolfe |first=Zenith |title=Azrieli Foundation Opens Fourth Category for Biennial Awards |website=my/maSCENA| date=2023-11-10 |url=https://myscena.org/zenith-wolfe/azrieli-foundation-opens-fourth-category-for-biennial-awards/ |access-date=2024-02-23}}{{cite web |last=Goldenberg |first=Joel |title=2024 Azrieli Music Prize laureates announced |website=The Suburban Newspaper |date=2023-11-08 |url=https://www.thesuburban.com/news/city_news/2024-azrieli-music-prize-laureates-announced/article_13b94db3-4ab5-5c0c-bbeb-46eb24d4a336.html |access-date=2024-02-23}}

The Azrieli Foundation launched the Azrieli Music, Arts and Culture Centre (AMACC) in September 2023. The center will improve access to arts experiences across Canada.{{cite web |last=Rabinowitz |first=Chloe |title=The Azrieli Foundation Launches The Azrieli Music Arts And Culture Centre |website=BroadwayWorld.com |date=2023-09-15 |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/montreal/article/The-Azrieli-Foundation-Launches-The-Azrieli-Music-Arts-And-Culture-Centre-20230915 |access-date=2024-02-23}}

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