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| Henry VIII | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Camille Saint-Saëns | |
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Saint-Sa%C3%ABns-Henry-VIII-1883.jpg) Setting for the premiere, evoking Westminster Hall | |
| Librettist | |
| Language | French |
| Based on | El cisma en Inglaterra by Pedro Calderón de la Barca |
| Premiere | 5 March 1883 |
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) (1627) by Pedro Calderón de la Barca.
The opera 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.