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Amanda Woodbury (Catherine of Aragon) and Alfred Walker (Henry VIII) © Stephanie Berger

Saint-Saëns rarity Henry VIII takes the crown at Bard SummerScape

By Cameron Kelsall, 21 July 2023

Conductor Leon Botstein and director Jean-Roumain Vesperini treat this Tudor soap opera with appropriate grandeur, while a top-notch cast deliver the vocal goods.

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Annandale-on-Hudson

21 Jul 2023

Saint-Saëns rarity Henry VIII takes the crown at Bard SummerScape

By Cameron Kelsall

Boston

A rarity restored: Odyssey Opera’s Henry VIII

By Kevin Wells, 21 September 2019

Odyssey Opera's Tudor themed season opens with Saint-Saëns' Henry VIII in which Ellie Dehn's Catherine of Aragon steals the show.

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****1

Boston

21 Sep 2019

A rarity restored: Odyssey Opera’s Henry VIII

By Kevin Wells

Nora Gubisch (Anne Boleyn), Lionel Lhote (Henry VIII), Claire Antoine (Lady Clarence) © Baus

Brussels

Henry VIII de Camille Saint-Saëns sort de l'ombre à La Monnaie

By Patrice Lieberman, 21 May 2023

Plus entendue à Bruxelles depuis 1953, l'œuvre du compositeur de Samson et Dalila sort de l'oubli grâce à une belle distribution menée avec sensibilité par Alain Altinoglu.

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***11

Brussels

21 May 2023

Henry VIII de Camille Saint-Saëns sort de l'ombre à La Monnaie

By Patrice Lieberman