Harry Somers: Serinette

Serinette is the sixth in a special series of Centrediscs CDs entitled A Window on Somers celebrating and devoted to the music of one of Canada’s foremost composers. This recording features Somers’ 2-act opera Serinette, the composer’s fifth opera, his “penultimate work in the genre”.

Serinette *

CD 1

1-10. Act 1

CD 2

1-12. Act 2

* This work was nominated for a
2002 JUNO: Best Classical Composition.
Cette oeuvre a été nominée pour un JUNO 2002: Meilleur composition classique.

PERFORMERS:

Soprano: Mehgan Atchinson, Sally Dibblee, Lambroula Maria Pappas
Mezzo-soprano: Allyson McHardy, Marcia Swanston
Baritone/Baryton: Doug MacNaughton, John Avey
Tenor/ténor: Michael Colvin, David Pomeroy
Bass/basse: Alain Coulombe
Canadian Chamber Ensemble; Concertmaster/premier violon: Stephen Sitarski
Conductor/chef d’orchestre: Victor Feldbrill