News » 'The Devils of Loudun' - the best performance of 2008

The opera The Devils of Loudun took place in the Krakow Opera House on 13, 14 March 2010 . The performance, Krzysztof Penderecki’s first work, was selected for the opening of the Krakow Opera’s new house. As Laco Adamik, the director, says, the work is based on an old-time story, but is not to be understood as a historical image or a reference to the past epoch, for it conveys a very modern message. The overlapping of two plains, the modern and the historical ones, is adequately conveyed by the costumes designed by Magdalena Tesławska. Andrzej Straszyński, the music director, has succeeded in highlighting the enormous expressivity of the work, especially when it comes to the orchestra and the chorus, thus creating a true musical drama.

Director: Laco Adamik
Music Director: Andrzej Straszyński
Set Designer's: Barbara Kędzierska
Costumes: Magdalena Tesławska, Paweł Grabarczyk
Chorus leader: Marek Kluza