Performance

Venue	Grand Theatre and Opera House
	Also: Howard Assembly Room
Town	Leeds
County	West Yorkshire
From	14th May 2004
To	20th May 2004
When	May 14, 17, 20 at 20:45. May 15 Mat 15:30
Prices	From £2.00. To £23.50.
Grand Theatre and Opera House (V975)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

Seven Deadly Sins

Work:: Seven Deadly Sins (S362639240)

Weill collaborated with Brecht on this immorality play while living in Paris where he'd fled to escape the rise of the Nazis back home. The resultant 'sung ballet' is a surreal cabaret presented by a singer and a dancer, representing different aspects of the same personality. Anna I and Anna II travel to seven American cities to earn money for their family. Trouble is, the spiritual Anna II keeps succumbing to sin, which compromises their earning power, much to the chagrin of the practical Anna I. In the end it's Anna I who prevails, and gets what she wants; but it's at the cost of Anna II's spirit, which is crushed. The Seven Deadly Sins is a short, sharp stab at the heart of conventional bourgeois morality. Weill's score is witty, sparky, occasionally lyrical, and rigorously organised - a masterpiece in miniature.

Music

Kurt Weill

Production:: (T2027997929)

Sung in English. Running time approx. 35 minutes.

Company	Opera North
Conductor	James Holmes
Director	David Pountney
Choreographer	Beate Vollack
Design	Johan Engels
Costume	Marie-Jeanne Lecca
Lighting	Adam Silverman
Translation	Michael Feingold
Performer	Rebecca Caine (Anna I)
Performer	Beate Vollack (Anna II)
Performer	Iain Paton (Tenor I)
Performer	Nicholas Sharratt (Tenor II)
Performer	Adrian Clarke (Father)
Performer	Graeme Broadbent (Mother)

Listing:: L0307179261

Production details

Sung in English. Running time approx. 35 minutes.

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Special Performances

15 May 04 Sign Interpreted

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