Lecture | Saint-Saëns​​​​​​​' Henry VIII: Resurrecting and Rebuilding a Forgotten Opera

Odyssey Opera and NEC present a lecture by world renowned French Opera scholar Hugh Macdonald, entitled “Saint-Saëns's Henry VIII, resurrecting and rebuilding a forgotten opera.”

Odyssey Opera will be presenting the opera the following night in Jordan Hall. More about Odyssey Opera's Henry VIII

Born and educated in England, Hugh Macdonald taught at Washington University in St Louis for 24 years, and was a regular pre-concert speaker for the Boston Symphony Orchestra during that time. He was General Editor of the New Berlioz Edition, and has edited a series of French operas from Berlioz to Chabrier.  Mr. Macdonald has also published books on Scriabin, Berlioz, Bizet, and Saint-Saëns.