The Royal Guest (Den kongelige gæst) - Hakon Børresen
Information about the opera The Royal Guest by Hakon Børresen, and the best recordings available on CD or DVD, or for download.
A one-act opera based on a short story from 1908 of the same name by the Danish author and later Nobel Laureate Henrik Pontoppidan. It recounts how the guest, Prince Carnival, praises Pan, Eros, and joy in an attempt to awake some ardour in the respectable Dr. Høyer and his wife Emmy.
Recommended recordings on CD
Vetö/Andersen/Kiberg (Da Capo 8.226020)
Odense Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Tamás Vetö.
Cast: Stig Fogh Andersen (Arnold Høyer), Tina Kiberg (Emmy - his wife), Guido Päevatalu (the guest), Edith Guillaume (Ane - the Høyers' maid), Lise-Lotte Nielsen (the servant girl).
Da Capo 8.226020