The visit of the royal physician / composer, Bo Holton ; librettist, P.O. Enquist ; dramaturge, Eva Sommestad Holten ; DVD production director, Uffe Borgwardt ; producer, Peter Borgwardt.

The young, idealistic doctor Struensee dreams of creating a new and better world. He is given the chance to put his ideas into practice when, almost by coincidence, he becomes royal physician to the insane King Christian VII. Soon he is also the lover of the young Queen Caroline Mathilde. The result...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Main Author: Holten, Bo (Composer, Conductor, Interviewee)
Corporate Authors: Kongelige Operakor (Denmark) (Performer)
Operaen (Copenhagen, Denmark) (Performer)
Kongelige Kapel (Denmark) (Performer)
Danmarks radio (Producer)
Cubus Film & TV (Firm) (Producer)
Kongelige Teater (Denmark) (Producer)
Dacapo Records (Firm)
Other Authors: Holten, Eva Sommestad (Librettist, Interviewee)
Enquist, Per Olov (Librettist)
Borgwardt, Uffe (Director, Film editor)
Borgwardt, Peter, 1941- (Producer, Film editor)
Reuter, Johan, 1969- (Producer, Interviewee)
Byriel, Sten, 1957- (Performer)
Henning-Jensen, Gert (Performer, Interviewee)
Jansson, Elisabeth, 1976- (Performer)
Sjöberg, Gitta-Maria (Performer)
Waage, Lars, 1948- (Performer)
Oskarson, Peter, 1951- (Director)
Holm, Peter (Set designer, Costume designer)
Sundin, Per (Lighting designer)
Language:Danish
English
German
Language and/or Writing System:
Sung in Danish with English, German, or Danish optional subtitles.
Published: Copenhagen : [Germany] : Dacapo Records ; Naxos [distributor], [2010], ©2010.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Struensee, Johann Friedrich, > greve, > 1737-1772 > Drama.
Caroline Mathilde, > Queen, consort of Christian VII, King of Denmark, > 1751-1775 > Drama.
Holten, Bo. > Livlægens besøg.
Physicians > Denmark > History > 18th century > Drama.
Politicians > Denmark > History > 18th century > Drama.
Denmark > Politics and government > 1766-1808 > Drama.
Operas.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Filmed performances.
Genre:
Drama.
Operas.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Filmed performances.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 154 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Besuch des Leibarztes.
Livlægens besøg.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
The young, idealistic doctor Struensee dreams of creating a new and better world. He is given the chance to put his ideas into practice when, almost by coincidence, he becomes royal physician to the insane King Christian VII. Soon he is also the lover of the young Queen Caroline Mathilde. The result is a disaster for all those involved -- while the old order is allowed to endure.
Note:Opera in two acts.
"The Visit of the Royal Physician is based on the best-selling novel by Per Olov Enquist."--Container.
Special features (37 min.): interviews with Bo Holten, Eva Sommestad Holten, Johan Reuter, Elisabeth Jansson and Gert Henning-Jensen.
"This DVD has been made in cooperation with the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, Cubus Film, and The Royal Danish Opera."--P. 47, Booklet.
Booklet (47 pages ; ill.) with program notes in English, German, and Danish inserted in container.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CV6 D0121978 VideoDVD
Credits:Stage director, Peter Oskarson ; set and costumes designer, Peter Holm ; lighting designer, Per Sundin ; editors, Peter Borgwardt, Uffe Borgwardt.
System Details:DVD 9; NTSC, region code: 0; PCM stereo; Dolby Digital 5.1; DTS 5.1 sound formats.
Participant or Performer:
Johan Reuter (Johann Friedrich Struensee) ; Sten Byriel (Ove Høegh-Gildberg) ; Gert Henning-Jensen (King Chrisian VII) ; Elisabeth Jansson (Queen Caroline Mathilde) ; Gitta-Maria Sjøberg (Queen Dowager Juliane Marie) ; Lars Waage (Count Schack Carl Rantzau) ; supporting soloists ; Royal Danish Opera Chorus ; Royal Danish Orchestra ; Bo Holten, conductor.
Event Details:
Recorded live at the Royal Danish Opera, Copenhagen on May 9, 2009.