La Conversione di Clodoveo is scored for four solo voices and an ensemble of strings and winds. The all-Canadian cast on this recording features mezzo-soprano Allyson McHardy in the role of Clodoveo.

This recording has been nominated for an 2011 Opus Prize: Album of the Year - Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music. Founded in 1996 by the Conseil québécois de la musique, the Opus Prize reflects excellence in Quebec's dynamic music scene.

PRESS EXCERPTS

"Allyson McHardy's strong, finely focused mezzo is equally impressive in Clovis's bellicose extrovert arias and his luminous final invocation of divine love -- which is one of the oratorio's highlights." (Gramophone, October 2011)

"Allyson McHardy's Clodoveo smoothly relays clarion vigor and dignified repentance." (Opera News, August 2011)

"The artistry of the ensemble and the vocal beauty of these four voices and their marvellous interpretive skills in conveying dramatic changes are remarkable. McHardy is a superb foil as the forceful warrior to Paulin's tender charms as wife, LeBlanc's patient and saintly monk and White's steadfast captain. The small size of the ensemble and Weimann's direction from the harpsichord and organ provides a masterful but sensitive accompaniment, allowing these superb voices to shine through brilliantly." (Wholenote)