Marc Hervieux; Dominique Cote; Kathleen Fortin; Frayne McCarthy; Linda Sorgini; Jean Maheux et al. - Nelligan

The excellent cast renders all the eloquence and magnificence of the text, subtly accompanied by the elegant and moving music of Andr� Gagnon - Jeu, January 2020 on the TNM production. More than 30 years after its stage premiere, the opera Nelligan by Andr� Gagnon and Michel Tremblay returns to life in this recording of the complete version.

Featuring the cast from the 2020 revival at Montreal's Th��tre du Nouveau-Monde, the recording features 15 actor-singers including the popular tenor Marc Hervieux in the role of the adult Nelligan; the celebrated baritone Dominique C�t� as young Nelligan; Kathleen Fortin reprising the role of the poet's mother; Frayne McCarthy as Nelligan's father; Linda Sorgini as Fran�oise; and Jean Maheux as P�re Seers.

Nelligan recounts the main events in the tragic life of �mile Nelligan, Quebec's po�te national, who was born in 1879 and died on November 18, 1941 after having spent more than 40 years confined to the Saint-Jean-de-Dieu psychiatric hospital in Montreal.

Qu�b�cois artist Mathieu Laca was commissioned to create a portrait of Emilie Nelligan for the album cover inspired by the famous photo of the poet. ATMA Classique and �ditions Lem�ac will publish the complete text of the opera by Michel Tremblay in deluxe Primabook format.