September 21, 2019 7:30PM
NEC’s Jordan Hall


HENRY VIII
By Camille Saint-Saëns
Libretto by Léonce Détroyat and Armand Silvestre
Concert, Sung in French with English supertitles

A dangerous monarch is determined to divorce Catherine of Aragon in favor of the beautiful, ambitious Anne Boleyn. This is one of history’s most infamous love triangles and the beginning of the “King’s Troubles”. Saint-Saens’s score brilliantly invokes an early Renaissance sensibility while remaining firmly rooted in the French grand opera tradition. Sweeping vocal melodies and rich orchestral writing bring this compelling tragedy to life.

“… proof (as though one needed one) of the vital presence of Odyssey Opera in our musical community.”

–South Shore Critic

Cast and Creative

Michael Chioldi

Michael Chioldi
HENRY VIII

Ellie Dehn

Ellie Dehn
CATHERINE D’ARAGON

Hilary Ginther

Hilary Ginther
ANNE BOLEYN

Yeghishe Manucharyan

Yeghishe Manucharyan
DON GOMEZ DE FERIA

David Kravitz

David Kravitz
LE DUC DE NORFOLK

Kevin Deas

Kevin Deas
CARDINAL CAMPEGGIO

Matthew DiBattista

Matthew DiBattista
LE COMTE DE SURREY

David Cushing

David Cushing
ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY

Erin Merceruio Nelson

Erin Merceruio Nelson
LADY CLARENCE

Jeremy Ayres Fisher

Jeremy Ayres Fisher
THE GARTER KING OF ARMS

Gil Rose
CONDUCTOR

Media

Photos and video by Kathy Wittman / Ball Square Films.