Odile Portugais

Odile Portugais, soprano – Montreal (QC) 

Montreal-born soprano Odile Portugais is noted for her “powerful, committed voice” (Le Devoir) and “well‑mastered dramatic sense” (Ludwig Van Montréal). In 2025–26, she makes her Opéra de Montréal debut as Jano (Jenůfa) and covers the soprano solo, the Clowns, and Micaëla (Carmen). In 2026–27, she will sing Marianne (Der Rosenkavalier), Doris (La Tragédie d’Atys, world premiere), and cover Gilda (Rigoletto). She has performed with the Molinari Quartet, the Montreal Chamber Music Festival, Arion, the OCM, and the Orchestre de l’Agora. Winner of the Grand Prix at the Concours musical de Lanaudière and First Prize at the Canadian Music Competition, she has attended the Franz Schubert Institute and the Francis Poulenc Academy. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the Conservatoire de Montréal and a master’s degree in opera from McGill University. 

Odile Portugais’ residency is made possible through artistic sponsorship by Claude Leblanc.