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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
Claire - Ursuline SisterHeinz Blankenburg
Mannoury - a surgeonUrsula Boese
Louise - Ursuline sisterFranz-Rudolf Eckhardt
Clerk of the CountJoachim Hess
d'Armagnac - the Mayor of LoudunAndrzej Hiolski
Grandier - the vicar of St. Peter's ChurchIngeborg Kruger
Philippe - a young girl
Bernard Ładysz
Father Barré - the vicar of ChinonRolf Mamero
de Cerisay - town judgeKurt Marschner
Adam - a chemistHelmut Melchert
de Laubardemont - the King's special commissionerCarl Schulz
Bontemps - a gaoler
Hans Sotin
Father RangierElisabeth Steiner
Ninon - a young widowHelga Thieme
Gabrielle - Ursuline sister