"Sin"cinnati (Summermusik Festival)
Pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, and sloth: Are you innocent of the Seven Deadly Sins? Summermusik presents Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht’s boundary-pushing ballet chanté (“sung-ballet”) The Seven Deadly Sins, featuring award-winning soprano Victoria Okafor and Cincinnati Ballet’s Simone Muhammad. Choreographed by Joshua Stayton, Artistic Director of Azara Ballet and Cincinnati Ballet alum, and devised by Summmermusik Music Director Eckart Preu, this semi-stage performance of a 20th century masterpiece is not to be missed. The program will also include sin-tinged works by Beethoven, Gesualdo, Strauss, and Rossini.
Pride
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Coriolan Overture, Op. 62
Envy
CARLO GESUALDO
Chiaro risplender suole from Madrigals, Book No. 6
Lust
RICHARD STRAUSS
Salome, Op. 54
Dance of the Seven Veils
Gluttony
GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Overture from L’italiana in Algeri
KURT WEILL
The Seven Deadly Sins
Victoria Okafor, soprano
Simone Muhammad, dancer
Joshua Stayton, choreographer
Henry Benson, Avery Bergasse, Erik Nordstrom, and John Mburu, male quartet
Wine and non-alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase.
Preconcert activities:
3:15-3:45pm: Join Summermusik Director Eckart Preu and the guest artists for a pre-concert talk in the Mayerson Theatre
Event Links
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/3539786-0
Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/3539786-2
