About Chantal Lambert
Born in Montreal (LaSalle), soprano Chantal Lambert obtained First Prize from the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal, under the mentorship of tenor André Turp, pianist-vocal coach Janine Lachance, and director Roland Laroche. After serving as an artist-in-residence with the Atelier lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal, she was named Director of the Atelier program in 1990 and served for the ensuing thirty-three years.
Concurrently, Chantal Lambert continued to perform on stage in opera, operetta, arias, and art song. The repertoire she covers is as varied as it is vast, from early music to contemporary creations. She made her professional debut in the role of Métella (La Vie parisienne) for the company Les Nouvelles Variétés Lyriques. She took part in 17 productions with the Opéra de Montréal, several tours with the Orchestre Métropolitain, and performed with I Musici, the Montreal Baroque Orchestra, and appeared in the Lanaudière, Lachine, St-Eustache, and Trois-Rivières festivals. Recitals have become a key feature of her career since the turn of the century. She is a member of the Collectif de la Lune Rouge, collaborating on the libretto for Albertine en cinq temps – an opera, based on the play by Michel Tremblay and set to music by Catherine Major, where she sang the role of Albertine at 70.
The transmission of operatic art is one of the pillars of Chantal Lambert’s professional development. Her pedagogical vocation is founded on a genuine commitment to the development of human potential. In May 2016, she was inducted into the Canadian Opera Hall of Fame. In June 2023, she completed her mandate with the Atelier lyrique de l’Opéra de Montral and collaborated in the writing of an opera libretto. She returned to the opera scene and offered her expertise during assignments at the Université de Montréal, the 2025 Montreal International Musical Competition, the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, and for ICI-Musique.
As an ambassador for opera, Chantal Lambert contributes to the art form’s development and sustainability. She served as Chair of the Conseil québécois de la musique from 2008 to 2011, sat on the Board of Directors of the Association for Opera in Canada from 2019 to 2023, and is President of the organization Le Volier, whose mandate is to foster intercultural dialogue through music. She is the author of the linguistic guide Petit lexique de l’Opéra (French, English, Italian, and German), published by Éditions universitaires européennes.