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.