The Devils of Loudun (Die Teufel von Loudon) is an opera by the Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki, who based his own German libretto on a play by John Whiting, which in turn was inspired by a book of the same name by Aldous Huxley recounting events which actually took place in Loudun, France in 1634. The opera was premiered at the Staatsoper, Hamburg on 20 June 1969.

Recordings

• Tatiana Troyanos, Andrzej Hiolski, Bernard Ladysz, Hans Sotin, Karl-Heinz Gerdesmann, Rolf Mamero, Kurt Marschner, Heinz Blankenburg. Conductor: Marek Janowski, Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra & Chorus. TV director: Joachim Hess, artistic director: Rolf Liebermann. German translation by Erich Fried. Arthaus Musik, DVD, mono, black and white, 1969, region 0, 5th March 2007. Barcode 807280127997

Source

• Viking Opera Guide ed. Holden (Viking, 1993)