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
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

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