Cedille Records

Emily Fons brings striking dramatic intensity to the role of Mandane in Haymarket Opera Company’s new recording of Artaserse, released in collaboration with Chicago’s GRAMMY® Award-winning label Cedille Records.

“Emily Fons as Mandane was every bit as gripping, too, sharpening her luxurious mezzo to deadly points in the first act and lacing it with sobs in the third.”
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune

Featuring the acclaimed cast and orchestra of Haymarket’s 2025 production, this recording captures Leonardo Vinci and Pietro Metastasio’s 1730 masterpiece with vivid immediacy and care for historical performance.

Available for purchase online through Cedille Records and for streaming on major music platforms including Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Pandora, and YouTube Music.

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New month, new playlist!

For the first full month of spring this year, an update of our original "Spring & Renewal" playlist (created in 2020), featuring pieces with themes of spring, creation, growing, nature, rebirth, and renewal.

Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5iahPyX5tMjd93lEkhLFZa?si=b6c68291fff242ff&pt=22178b98636eadfb50e0a8973405aa39

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Haymarket Opera Company's "Leonardo Vinci: Artaserse — Overture, Arias, Duet & Final Chorus" is Cedille's Album of the Week! Learn more here: https://www.cedillerecords.org/albums/leonardo-vinci-artaserse-overture-arias-duet-final-chorus/

Save the date: Soirée Cedille will take place Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 5:30PM CDT at SIX10 at the Spertus Institute. 610 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago.

The event honors Eva Fischell Lichtenberg (MARTIN D. GINSBURG AWARD) and The People's Music School (MUSICAL PARTNERSHIP AWARD).

Join us in-person or virtually for a concert featuring performances from Haymarket Opera Company's "Leonardo Vinci: Artaserse" recording and percussionist Britton-René Collins performing works from her forthcoming Cedille debut album. To continue the celebration, a short reception and dinner with the artists will follow the concert.

More information here: https://www.cedillerecords.org/soiree-cedille/

Haymarket Opera Company's "Leonardo Vinci: Artaserse" is Cedille's Album of the Week! Save 25% this week only: https://www.cedillerecords.org/albums/artaserse/

This month's playlist is now updated with tracks from Haymarket Opera Company's Leonardo Vinci: Artaserse!

Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/album/0AJjK1GSLim62l9pcKTF6L?si=RaWCl0MwSOGwAw0od6bXRg