322. The Seven Deadly Sins 1958
Sloth, Pride, Anger, Gluttony, Lust, Avarice, Envy
- Music
Kurt Weill (Die sieben Todsünden, produced 1933, commissioned by Boris Kochno and Edward James). Text by Bertolt Brecht, from a suggestion by Boris Kochno and Edward James, translated by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman (translation commissioned by Lincoln Kirstein)
- Choreography
George Balanchine
- Production
Scenery, costumes, and lighting by Rouben Ter-Arutunian. Scenery executed by T. B. McDonald Construction Company
- Premiere
December 4, 1958, New York City Ballet, City Center of Music and Drama, New York. Conductor: Robert Irving
- Cast
Anna I (singer), Lotte Lenya; Anna II (dancer), Allegra Kent; Characters (dancers), 16 women, 15 men. Family (singers): Mother, Stanley Carlson; Father, Gene Hollman; Brother I, Frank Poretta; Brother II, Grant Williams. Singers and dancers appeared together on stage
Performance Type
Ballet
Note
First presented by Les Ballets 1933, Paris [136]. This revival for the New York City Ballet was sponsored by Ballet Society to celebrate the twenty-fifth year of association between Lincoln Kirstein and George Balanchine; Lotte Lenya played the role created for her in 1933. The staging, noted for its masque-like characteristics, consisted primarily of stylized movement.
Additional Productions
Other Versions
1933, Les Ballets 1933 (Les Sept Péchés Capitaux)
