322.  The Seven Deadly Sins 1958
Sloth, Pride, Anger, Gluttony, Lust, Avarice, Envy
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)
George Balanchine
Scenery, costumes, and lighting by Rouben Ter-Arutunian. Scenery executed by T. B. McDonald Construction Company
December 4, 1958, New York City Ballet, City Center of Music and Drama, New York. Conductor: Robert Irving
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
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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.
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Other Versions
1933, Les Ballets 1933 (Les Sept Péchés Capitaux)