The Devils of Loudun (1969)
1969 · 1h 47m · Music, History, Drama
Genres: Music, History, Drama
This opera revolves around the demonic collective possession suffered by the Ursuline nuns in the convent of Loudun in 1634. The story concentrates on the handsome but doomed Urbain Grandier who fights against fanaticism and evil.
Director: Rolf Liebermann
Writers: Krzysztof Penderecki, Aldous Huxley
Music by: Krzysztof Penderecki
Cast
Cvetka Ahlin as Claire - Ursuline SisterHeinz Blankenburg as Mannoury - a surgeonUrsula Boese as Louise - Ursuline sisterFranz-Rudolf Eckhardt as Clerk of the CountJoachim Hess as d'Armagnac - the Mayor of LoudunAndrzej Hiolski as Grandier - the vicar of St. Peter's ChurchIngeborg Kruger as Philippe - a young girlBernard Ładysz as Father Barré - the vicar of ChinonRolf Mamero as de Cerisay - town judgeKurt Marschner as Adam - a chemistHelmut Melchert as de Laubardemont - the King's special commissionerCarl Schulz as Bontemps - a gaolerMore like this
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