The Seven Deadly Sins (ballet chanté) The work was revived by Weill's widow Lenya in the 1950s, with the main singing part transposed to a fourth below its original pitch level in order to allow her to perform her original role. Another version transposed down a full octave was used by Marianne Faithfull in her 1997 recording. The original version has been recorded by, among others, Anne Sofie von Otter, Teresa Stratas, and Anja Silja. "The Seven Deadly Sins" tells the story of two sisters, Anna I and Anna II. Anna I, the singer, is the principal vocal role. Anna II, the dancer, is heard only
Seven deadly sins early life and rise to political power. The second, "Nemesis", gives details of Hitler's role in the Second World War, and concludes with his fall and suicide in 1945. Much of the 10th and part of 11th chapter of the Book of Sirach discusses and advises about pride, hubris, and who is rationally worthy of honor. It goes: Jacob Bidermann's medieval miracle play, "Cenodoxus", pride is the deadliest of all the sins and leads directly to the damnation of the titulary famed Parisian doctor. In Dante's "Divine Comedy", the penitents are burdened with stone slabs on their necks to keep