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The Devils of Loudun

The Devils of Loudun

Jul 02, 1969 1h 47m
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Synopsis

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.

Title The Devils of Loudun
Companies Polyphon, NDR
Countries Germany
Keywords opera
Cvetka Ahlin

Cvetka Ahlin

Claire - Ursuline Sister
Heinz Blankenburg

Heinz Blankenburg

Mannoury - a surgeon
Ursula Boese

Ursula Boese

Louise - Ursuline sister
Franz-Rudolf Eckhardt

Franz-Rudolf Eckhardt

Clerk of the Count
Joachim Hess

Joachim Hess

d'Armagnac - the Mayor of Loudun
Andrzej Hiolski

Andrzej Hiolski

Grandier - the vicar of St. Peter's Church
Ingeborg Kruger

Ingeborg Kruger

Philippe - a young girl
Bernard Ładysz

Bernard Ładysz

Father Barré - the vicar of Chinon
Rolf Mamero

Rolf Mamero

de Cerisay - town judge
Kurt Marschner

Kurt Marschner

Adam - a chemist
Helmut Melchert

Helmut Melchert

de Laubardemont - the King's special commissioner
Carl Schulz

Carl Schulz

Bontemps - a gaoler
Hans Sotin

Hans Sotin

Father Rangier
Elisabeth Steiner

Elisabeth Steiner

Ninon - a young widow
Helga Thieme

Helga Thieme

Gabrielle - Ursuline sister
Tatiana Troyanos

Tatiana Troyanos

Jeanne - the prioress of St. Ursula's Convent
Ernst Wiemann

Ernst Wiemann

Father Ambrose - an old priest
Horst Wilhelm

Horst Wilhelm

Father Mignon - the Ursulines' father confessor
William Workman

William Workman

Prince Henri de Conde - the King's special ambassador