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| Composer | Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835-1921) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Year | 1883 |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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Saint-Saëns rarity Henry VIII takes the crown at Bard SummerScape
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.
A rarity restored: Odyssey Opera’s Henry VIII
Odyssey Opera's Tudor themed season opens with Saint-Saëns' Henry VIII in which Ellie Dehn's Catherine of Aragon steals the show.
Henry VIII de Camille Saint-Saëns sort de l'ombre à La Monnaie
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.