The Seven Deadly Sins
Composer: Kurt Weill
Librettist: Bertolt Brecht
Company: Madison Opera
Performance Dates | |
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Friday, February 03, 2023 | |
Sunday, February 05, 2023 |
Synopsis
The Seven Deadly Sins is a satirical ballet chanté ("sung ballet") in seven scenes (nine movements) composed by Kurt Weill to a German libretto by Bertolt Brecht in 1933 under a commission from Boris Kochno and Edward James. It was translated into English by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman. It was the last major collaboration between Weill and Brecht.