Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 20 June 1969 (Conductor: Henryk Czyż) |
|---|---|---|
| Jeanne, the prioress of St. Ursula’s Convent | dramatic soprano | Tatiana Troyanos |
| Claire, Ursuline sister | mezzo-soprano | Cvetka Ahlin |
| Gabrielle, Ursuline sister | soprano | Helga Thieme |
| Louise, Ursuline sister | soprano | Ursula Boese |
| Philippe, a young girl | high lyric soprano | Ingeborg Krüger |
| Ninon, a young widow | contralto | Elisabeth Steiner |
| Grandier, the vicar of St. Peter’s Church | baritone | Andrzej Hiolski |
| Father Barré, the vicar of Chinon | bass | Bernard Ładysz |
| de Laubardemont, the King’s special commissioner | tenor | Helmuth Melchert |
| Father Rangier | basso profundo | Hans Sotin |
| Father Mignon, the Ursulines’ father confessor | tenor | Horst Wilhelm |
| Adam, a chemist | tenor | Kurt Marschner |
| Mannoury, a surgeon | baritone | Heinz Blankenburg |
| Prince Henri de Condé, the King’s special ambassador | baritone | William Workman |
| Father Ambrose, an old priest | bass | Ernst Wiemann |
| Asmodeus | bass | Arnold Van Mill |
| Bontemps, a gaoler | bass-baritone | Carl Schulz |
| d’Armagnac, the Mayor of Loudun | speaking part | Joachim Hess |
| de Cerisay, town judge | speaking part | Rolf Mamero |
| Clerk of the Count | speaking part | Franz-Rudolf Eckhardt |
| Ursuline nuns, Carmelites, people, children, guards, and soldiers | ||
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