Rolf Liebermann
1910 - 1999The Devils of Loudun
Rolf Liebermann
Cvetka Ahlin, Heinz Blankenburg
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.
The Devils of Loudun
A Stravinsky Portrait
Rolf Liebermann, Richard Leacock
Igor Stravinsky, George Balanchine
This documentary follows composer and conductor Igor Stavinsky at his home in California, in London, and in Hamburg where he conducts an orchestra rehearsal. Includes conversations with a variety of friends and musical collaborators. Includes footage of Stravinsky and Balanchine discussing the Variations (in memoriam Aldous Huxley) and rehearsing their ballet Apollo with Suzanne Farrell.
A Stravinsky Portrait