Peter Maxwell Davies: Caroline Mathilde (Full Score): High Voice: ScoreFormat : Sheet music A ballet in two acts which premiered on the stage of the Royal Danish Theatre Copenhagen on 14th March 1991. Based on the true story of the sister of George III Caroline Mathilde (1751-1775) who at the age of 15 was sent toDenmark to marry the 17-year-old eccentric and schizophrenic Danish King Christian VII. The ballet portrays her unhappy marriage the King's growing madness and her fatal love-affair with Struensee the King's influentialphysician which leads to their arrest his execution and her exile at the age of 20 separated from her two young children.Written for full symphony orchestra and female chorus. Duration c. 2hrs 25mins. Composer/Artist : Peter Maxwell Davies
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