Camille Saint-Saëns: Henry VIII

HENRY VIII
opera in four acts and six scenes
on a libretto by Léonce Détroyat and Armand Silvestre
after Shakespeare and Calderón
Philippe Rouillon, Henry VIII
Michèle Command, Catherine of Aragon
Lucile Vignon, Anne Boleyn
Alain Gabriel, Don Gomez de Feria
Philippe Bohée, Duke of Norfolk
Alexandre Laiter, Earl of Surrey
Gérard Serkoyan, Legate of the Pope
Jean-Marc Loisel, Archbishop of Canterbury
Dominique Khalfouni, dancer (Prima Ballerina Marseille National Ballet)
Jan Broeckx, dancer (Star Dancer Bayerisches Staats Ballet)
The Villers-Cotterêt brass band
Choir of Rouen Théâtre des Arts
Orchestre Lyrique Français
Irêne Aitoff, vocal and musical coach
Alain Guingal, conductor
Stage & Film Direction: Pierre Jourdan
Film restored in Altea Media / I Love TV Studios from the original recordings with careful use of Artificial Intelligence software followed by complete color grading, and sound full remastering.

[@user-bp5gv5tp5n]

Magnifique spectacle et pour une fois une grande Catherine d'Aragon catholique jusqu'à la fin !merci au facteur du beau ! merci mille fois!

[@tedwilks]

Superb production of a rarely performed opera. Act 2 begins at 47:50; Act 3 begins at 1:47:43; Act 4 begins at 2:21:29.

[@JeanDeBouche]

Wow I never thought I’d find this entire production

[@torstenbaars8751]

Habe die Oper schon Mal gesehen einfach gigantisch vor allen die imposante Gerichtszene im 3 Akt muss man gesehen und gehört haben

[@kapellmeisterr]

amazing, despite the constant stutter, it's a 1991 recording in a impressive quality; give some more time and AI could bring back legendary recordings perfectly

[@juliogonzalezcampayo3201]

Merci beaucoup pour le dvd e les subtitres!

[@kaloarepo288]

Just watched another production in a more contemporary setting from Brussels.