The Seven Deadly Sins

The Seven Deadly Sins is satirical ballet chanté composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht written in 1933 The work critiques capitalism weaves in popular music stylings of the era and through song and dance tells a story of sin and revelation The opera centers on the duality of the operas personae Anna I and Anna II SheThey embark on a sevencity pursuit of the American dream In turn they uncover each of the seven deadly sins pride covetousness lust wrath gluttony envy and sloth Concert production at the Theaterakademie Mannheim Germany