Die Sieben Todsünden
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Die Sieben Todsünden ("The seven deadly sins") is a is a German satirical ballet chanté ("sung ballet") in seven scenes (nine movements, including a Prologue and Epilogue) composed by Kurt Weill to a German libretto by Bertolt Brecht ().
Known as The Seven Deadly Sins (or Seven Mortal Sins) in English, Les sept péchés capitaux in French and Die Sewe Doodsondes in Afrikaans versions.
First performed in German on 7 June 1933 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seven_Deadly_Sins_(ballet_chant%C3%A9)
For South African versions see the entry on The Seven Deadly Sins.
