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The visit of the royal physician /

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)
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), Enquist, Per Olov, Borgwardt, Uffe (Director), Borgwardt, Peter (Producer), Reuter, Johan, 1969- (Producer), Byriel, Sten, 1957-, Henning-Jensen, Gert (Performer), Jansson, Elisabeth, 1976-, Sjöberg, Gitta-Maria (Performer), Waage, Lars, 1948- (Performer)
Format: Video DVD
Language:Danish
Language Notes:Sung in Danish with English, German, or Danish optional subtitles.
Published: Copenhagen : Dacapo Records ; [2010]
Subjects:
Struensee, Johann Friedrich, > greve, > 1737-1772 > Drama.
Caroline Mathilde, > Queen, consort of Christian VII, King of Denmark, > 1751-1775 > Drama.
Physicians > Denmark > History > 18th century > Drama.
Politicians > Denmark > History > 18th century > Drama.
Denmark > Politics and government > 1766-1808 > Drama.
Operas.
Filmed operas.
Televised operas.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
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.
Item Description:"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.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 154 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD 9; NTSC, region code: 0; PCM stereo; Dolby Digital 5.1; DTS 5.1 sound formats.
Production Credits:Stage director, Peter Oskarson ; set and costumes designer, Peter Holm.