Show Notes
Put your hard hats on! Composer Neil Weisensel joins host Janna Sailor to talk about his newest commercial recording of his opera "City Workers in Love" and his longstanding partnership with the late librettist Michael Cavanagh.
Playlist: Sarah Svendsen - "Dream" from Tableau for Organ Christopher Dunn, baritone, Neil Weisensel, piano - What a Fine High-Spirited Bunch Joanna Loepp Thiessen, Neil Weisensel, piano - I Know What Love Is Nolan Kehler, tenor, Neil Weisensel, piano - Every Day I See Her Sarah Svendsen - "Snark" from Tableaux for Organ Christopher Dunn, baritone, Neil Weisensel, piano - That Is Truly a Sad Story Rob Herriot, Karen Ydenberg - Excerpt from "Gisela in her Bathtub" Gregory Dahl, Phoebe MacRae - Excerpt from "The Master's Stroke" Julie Lumsden, soprano - "Mending of Violence Aria" from Li Keur: Riel's Heart of the North Neil Weisensel - "Chanson Des Contrabandiers" from Li Keur: Riel's Heart of the North Sarah Svendsen - "Dream" from Tableau for Organ Grace Buldoloski, soprano, Neil Weisensel, piano - We Met Last Year
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