The Visit of the Royal Physician

Composer: Holten, Bo

Librettist/Text Author: Enquist, Per Olov

Conductor: Holten, Bo

Orchestra: Royal Danish Orchestra

Chorus: Royal Danish Opera Chorus

Chorus Master: Bines, Jeremy

Bootee-Caterine: Mai-Mai, Djina

Count Schack Carl Rantzau: Waage, Lars

Enevold Brandt: Morgny, Bengt-Ola

Johann Friedrich Struensee: Reuter, Johan

King Christian VII: Henning-Jensen, Gert

King Frederik V: Hedegaard, Ole

Ove Hoegh-Guldberg: Byriel, Sten

Queen Caroline Mathilde: Jansson, Elisabeth

Queen Dowager Juliane Marie: Sjoberg, Gitta-Maria

Reverdil: Oskarson, Peter

The Bishop: Lawaetz, Hans

Producer: Borgwardt, Peter

Set Designer: Holm, Peter

Costume Designer: Holm, Peter

Lighting Designer: Sundin, Per

Stage Director: Oskarson, Peter

Television Director: Borgwardt, Uffe

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Date of Production: 09-05-2009

Venue: Copenhagen Opera House

Playing Time: 03:11:00

Catalogue Number: 2.110408

UPC: 747313540853

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Bo Holten's new opera The Visit of the Royal Physician was a great success with both audience and reviewers at the premiere in 2009. It is a tragic love story from one of the most dramatic periods in the history of Denmark, when new ideas almost overturned the social order. It is the 1770s, and 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. The Visit of the Royal Physician is based on the best-selling novel by Per Olov Enquist. The performance was recorded at the Opera in Copenhagen and is conducted by the composer.