Recognized for the luminosity and effortless agility of her voice, as well as her commanding stage presence and profound acting ability, Juno Awarding-winning Canadian soprano Shannon Mercer enthusiastically embraces a range of repertoire from early to contemporary music, from Francesca Caccini and Monteverdi to John Beckwith and Ana Sokolovic.
Much in demand as a recording artist, Shannon’s discography features the 2014 Juno-nominated Berlioz’s Les Nuits d’été and Palej’s The Poet and the War, and the Juno-Award winning Gloria: Vivaldi’s Angels, Vivaldi – The Return of the Angels, among others. She also appears on DVD in Alexina Louie’s comic operas Burnt Toast and Mulroney: The Opera, and in Monty Python funny-man Eric Idle’s hit Not the Messiah.