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词条 Henry VIII (opera)
释义

  1. Composition history

  2. Performance history

  3. Roles

  4. Recording

  5. References

  6. External links

{{For|the play|Henry VIII (play)}}{{Infobox opera
| name = Henry VIII
| composer = Camille Saint-Saëns
| image = Saint-Saëns-Henry-VIII-1883.jpg
| image_upright = 1.2
| caption = Setting for the premiere, evoking Westminster Hall
| librettist = {{plainlist|
  • Léonce Détroyat
  • Armand Silvestre

}}
| language = French
| based_on = {{based on|El cisma en Inglaterra|Pedro Calderón de la Barca}}
| premiere_date = {{Start date|1883|03|05|df=y}}
| premiere_location = Académie Nationale de Musique, Paris
}}

Henry VIII is an opera in four acts by Camille Saint-Saëns, from a libretto by Léonce Détroyat and Armand Silvestre, based on El cisma en Inglaterra (The schism in England) by Pedro Calderón de la Barca.

Composition history

The action covers the period in Henry VIII's life when the king was attempting to divorce Queen Catherine of Aragon in favour of marrying Anne Boleyn, a move rejected by the Church.

In an effort to evoke the historical context, Saint-Saëns researched English music from the period and incorporated several English, Scottish, and Irish folk melodies into his score, as well as an air by William Byrd, contained in the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book.

Performance history

Henry VIII received its first performance on 5 March 1883 at the Académie Nationale de Musique, with costumes designed by Eugène Lacoste and settings by Antoine Lavastre and Eugène Louis Carpezat (Act I), Jean-Baptiste Lavastre (Act II and Act IV, scene 2), and Auguste Alfred Rubé and Philippe Chaperon (Act III and Act IV, scene 1). A new production directed by Paul Stuart premiered on 18 June 1909, with costumes by Charles Bianchini and sets by Carpezat, Marcel Jambon and Alexandre Bailly. Henry VIII remained in the repertoire of the Opéra until 1919. It was also seen at the Royal Opera House, London in 1889 with Maurice Renaud in the title role, Lina Pacary as Catherine d'Aragon, and Meyriane Héglon as Anne Boleyn. It was revived in 1991 at the Théatre Impérial de Compiègne in a production by Pierre Jourdan, with Philippe Rouillon as Henry VIII, Michèle Command as Catherine of Aragon and Lucile Vignon as Anne Boleyn. The production was made into a film.

Performances were given at the Liceu in Barcelona in 2002 where it was staged once again by Pierre Jourdan with Montserrat Caballé as Catherine, Simon Estes as Henry and Nomeda Kazlaus as Anne Boleyn, with José Collado conducting.

A concert performance was given at the Bard College Music Festival, Annandale-on-Hudson, on 20 August 2012, with Ellie Dehn as Catherine, Jason Howard as Henry, and Jennifer Holloway as Anne Boleyn. Leon Botstein conducted.{{citation needed|date=June 2013}}

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Roles

RoleVoice typePremiere Cast, 5 March 1883[1]
Henry VIIIbaritoneJean Lassalle
Catherine d'AragonsopranoGabrielle Krauss
Anne Boleynmezzo-sopranoAlphonsine Richard
Lady ClarencesopranoMlle Nastorg
Don Gomez de FeriatenorÉtienne Dereims
Cardinal Campeggio, legatus of the popebassAuguste Boudouresque
Le duc de NorfolkbassEugène Lorrain
Le comte de SurreytenorÉtienne Sapin
Cranmer, Archbishop of CanterburybassM. Gaspard
Garter King of ArmstenorM. Malvaut
Un huissierbassM. Boutens

Recording

* Philippe Rouillon, baritone (Henry); Michèle Command, soprano (Catherine of Aragon); Lucile Vignon, mezzo-soprano (Anne Boleyn); Alain Gabriel, tenor (Don Gomez), conducted by Alain Guingal. Le Chant Du Monde. 1991 (also available as a DVD, Kultur Films)

Extracts:

  • "Ô Cruel Souvenir!" Véronique Gens on Tragediennes 3 Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset

References

Notes
1. ^{{fr icon}} Piotr Kaminski, 1001 opéras, Fayard, 2003, p. 1383
Sources
  • {{cite book |title=French Opera at the Fin de Siècle: Henry VIII |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KSQGZOTQKmwC&pg=PA213&dq=%22Henry+VIII+Historical+Grand+Opera%22 |last=Huebner |first=Steven |year=2006 |publisher=Oxford Univ. Press, US |pages=213–230 |isbn=978-0-19-518954-4 }}
  • {{cite book |title=The Standard Opera Guide |last=Upton |first=George P. |author2=Borowski, Felix |year=1928 |publisher=Blue Ribbon Books |location=New York |pages=320–323}}

External links

  • {{IMSLP|work=Henry VIII (Saint-Saëns, Camille)|cname=Henry VIII}}
  • Henry VIII: visual documentation of the premiere on Gallica
{{Camille Saint-Saëns}}{{Pedro Calderón de la Barca}}

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