The Mask and Mirror (Definitive Edition) (2CD/DVD/BLURAY + Book) + TM&M Postcards in Hand Autographed Wallet

On October 9th Loreena McKennitt releases the second installment in an on-going series of Definitive Editions celebrating the highlights of her recording career to-date.

The Mask and Mirror Definitive Edition expands on the original 1994 release shedding new light on a major turning point in the multi-platinum, 20 million album selling career of the storied Canadian singer, composer, advocate, entrepreneur and philanthropist.

The Mask and Mirror Definitive Edition, the sequel to 2021's The Visit Definitive Edition, is a four disc set comprised of two compact discs, a dvd and an audio BluRay housed in a deluxe hard back book containing a 32 page booklet that features the original artwork and sleeve notes plus an essay authored by Loreena herself and memorabilia from 1994 and 1995 marking the recording, release and promotion of this landmark recording.

Highlights of The Mask and Mirror Definitive Edition include -
The re-mastered version of the original studio recording in both stereo (cd1) and HD Stereo (BluRay)

All new Dolby Atmos (BluRay) and 5.1 (dvd & BluRay) immersive mixes of the original studio
recording produced by Jeff Wolpert

A previously unreleased and restored re-master of Loreena’s Mountain Stage concert broadcast for US radio in 1994 (cd2)

A previously unreleased and restored 30 minute 1994 promotional concert film (dvd) shot at the Avon Theatre in Loreena’s hometown of Stratford Ontario

A previously unreleased re-mastered version of the 1995 made-for-PBS television documentary No Journey’s End (dvd)

Over an hour of audio book material, narrated by Loreena herself, (cd1 & cd2) featuring the original Mask & Mirror Words and Music promotional interview from 1994 plus a recording of her reading her essay from the Definitive Edition box set booklet.

The Mask & Mirror - Then & Now
Self-produced and boasting an exotic palette of instrumentation from cello and uillean pipes to dumbeg, tabla and oud, The Mask & Mirror, Loreena's fifth studio album was released in March 1994. Spanning Spanish, Celtic and Moroccan influences, it follows paths of inspiration from Ireland and Santiago de Compostella to the sand dunes of northern Africa.
Accompanying musical settings of poems by St. John Of The Cross and Shakespeare are eclectic, richly-textured originals including the seductively dramatic “The Mystic’s Dream” and “Marrakesh Night Market”.

After negotiating a major label distribution deal for her fourth recording The Visit in 1991, The Mask and Mirror represented a major career break-through in the US, UK, northern and southern Europe, Turkey, Japan, Mexico, Brazil and Australia setting the table for 1997’s global hit single “The Mummer’s Dance” and its multi-platinum host album The Book of Secrets.
When it was released, the LA Times described it as “music full of sombre depths, spiritual longings and age-old echoes.” The album, which the artist herself considers “a historical and musical pilgrimage,” has sold more than three million copies worldwide.

The accompanying world tour in 1994 and 1995 established McKennitt as a significant concert
attraction with a drawing power that persists to this day, her 2024 European tour playing to more than 120,000 fans in 14 countries. The second leg of The Mask and Mirror Anniversary Tour will be taking place in Eastern Canada this fall, beginning Oct. 13, 2026 in Moncton, NB. and concluding in Montréal on Nov. 2. The Mask and Mirror Definitive Edition release campaign is to be supported in Europe in 2027 by the third leg of McKennitt’s The Mask and Mirror Anniversary Tour which will will see her play at least 30 shows in eight northern European countries between February 22nd and April 3rd and feature
performances of The Mask and Mirror in its entirety.

Disc 1: AUDIO CD
I. The Mask and Mirror: Original Recording, 2004 remaster
1. The Mystic's Dream (7:45)
2. The Bonny Swans (7:25)
3. The Dark Night of the Soul (6:44)
4. Marrakesh Night Market (6:30)
5. Full Circle (5:57)
6. Santiago (5:57)
7. Cé Hé Mise Le Ulaingt? / The Two Trees (9:09)
8. Prospero's Speech (3:29)
II. Loreena’s Audio Liner Notes
Chapter 1: Travel and Research (5:42)
Chapter 2: Recording (5:51)
Chapter 3: Touring (3:59)
Summary: Looking Back (4.30)

Disc 2: AUDIO CD
I. Words and Music 1994
Segment 1 (24:45)
Segment 2 (17:28)
II. Mountain Stage 1994
1. Host Introduction (0:35)
2. The Mystic's Dream (5:16)
3. Santiago (5:20)
4. Bonny Portmore (4:48)
5. Host Commentary (1:19)
6. Stolen Child (5:28)
7. The Dark Night Of The Soul (6:45)
8. The Bonny Swans (5:31)
9. Host Wrap UP (0:43)

Disc 3: DVD - Video & Immersive Audio
I. Avon Theatre Dress Rehearsal (29:19)
1. The Mystic’s Dream (5:05)
2. Santiago (6:10)
3. The Dark Night of the Soul (6:27)
4. The Bonny Swans (6:57)
5. Prospero’s Speech (4:36)
II. Santiago (4:22)
III. The Dark Night of the Soul (4:59)
IV. The Bonny Swans (4:11)
V. No Journey’s End (26:21)
VI. The Mask and Mirror
1. 5.1 mix
2. 92/24 stereo

BLU-RAY—The Mask and Mirror: Original Recording,Surround Sound & High-Resolution Stereo
I. Dolby Atmos Mix
II. DTS 5.1 MIX
III. 192/24 STEREO