Vivaldi / Leblanc / Ensemble Mirabilia Luce E Ombra CD

For her marvelous new album, Luce e Ombra, soprano Myriam Leblanc assembled a collection of her favorite works by the Venetian composer Antonio Vivaldi. She chose opera excerpts, a chamber cantata, along with instrumental pieces transcribed or adapted for the Ensemble Mirabilia, consisting of Antoine Malette-Ch?nier on the baroque triple harp, Marie-Michel Beauparlant on the cello and Gr?goire Jeay on the flute. The vocal performance, the arias' nuances and the intimate relationship with the highly capable ensemble make for an accomplished and convincing album. A graduate of McGill University, Myriam Leblanc obtained a master's degree in choral conducting direction from the University of Sherbrooke. She was a First Prize winner and People's choice Award winner at the Orchestre symphonique de Trois-Rivi?res Competition, a Jeune Ambassadrice Lyrique in 2014 (Prix Qu?bec-Bavi?re), Audience Choice Award winner at the Canadian Opera Company Centre Stage Competition, Third Prize winner at the Ottawa Choral Society New Discoveries contest, holder of the Excellence grant given annually by l'Atelier lyrique de l'Op?ra de Montr?al, First Prize winner in the Mathieu-Duguay Early Music Competition at the 2017 Lam?que International Baroque Music Festival. She has been working in the world of music for few years. Leblanc is recognized for the purity of her tone, a flexible and warm voice and her mastery of both technique and musical expressiveness.