The Devils of Loudun (1969)
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
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Cvetka Ahlin as Claire - Ursuline Sister |
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Heinz Blankenburg as Mannoury - a surgeon |
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Ursula Boese as Louise - Ursuline sister |
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Franz-Rudolf Eckhardt as Clerk of the Count |
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Joachim Hess as d'Armagnac - the Mayor of Loudun |
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Andrzej Hiolski as Grandier - the vicar of St. Peter's Church |
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Ingeborg Kruger as Philippe - a young girl |
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Bernard Ładysz as Father Barré - the vicar of Chinon |
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Rolf Mamero as de Cerisay - town judge |
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Kurt Marschner as Adam - a chemist |
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Helmut Melchert as de Laubardemont - the King's special commissioner |
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Carl Schulz as Bontemps - a gaoler |
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Hans Sotin as Father Rangier |
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Elisabeth Steiner as Ninon - a young widow |
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Helga Thieme as Gabrielle - Ursuline sister |
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Tatiana Troyanos as Jeanne - the prioress of St. Ursula's Convent |
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Arnold Van Mill as Asmodeus |
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Ernst Wiemann as Father Ambrose - an old priest |
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Horst Wilhelm as Father Mignon - the Ursulines' father confessor |
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William Workman as Prince Henri de Conde - the King's special ambassador |
| Writing | Krzysztof Penderecki | Writer |
| Sound | Krzysztof Penderecki | Music |
| Writing | Aldous Huxley | Writer |
| Directing | Rolf Liebermann | Director |
