Die Teufel von Loudun

from Krzysztof Penderecki


The Devils of Loudun
Opera in three acts

Libretto

Aldous Huxley and John Whiting

Premiere

20 June 1969, Hamburg (Staatsoper)

Cast

GRANDIER (baritone)
JEANNE (dramatic soprano)
FATHER BARRE (bass)
PHILIPPE (high lyric soprano)
De LAUBARDEMONT (tenor)
FATHER MIGNON (tenor)
ADAM (tenor)
MANNOURY (baritone)
PRINCE HENRY DE CONDE (baritone)
D'ARMAGNAC (spoken role)

CHORUS
Ursuline nuns, Carmelites, people, children, guards, soldiers

Place

Loudun

Time

1634/1635

Composer

Penderecki, Krzysztof