The Devils of Loudun
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July 2, 1969
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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.
Featured Crew
Aldous Huxley
Writer
Krzysztof Penderecki
Music
Krzysztof Penderecki
Writer
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Cast
Cvetka Ahlin
Claire - Ursuline Sister
Heinz Blankenburg
Mannoury - a surgeon
Ursula Boese
Louise - Ursuline sister
Franz-Rudolf Eckhardt
Clerk of the Count
Joachim Hess
d'Armagnac - the Mayor of Loudun