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Opera North’s Seven Deadly Sins Headlines a “Weill – Wagner” April on OperaVision

Apr. 16, 2022

In the midst of the second wave of the pandemic, Opera North’s live-streamed production of Kurt Weill's The Seven Deadly Sins was hailed as “a triumph to pull off in lockdown.” Directed and choreographed by Gary Clarke, conducted by James Holmes, the production presented the UK premiere of the new instrumentation for 15 players prepared by HK Gruber and Christian Muthspiel. Finding virtue in the necessity of being virtual, the production used multiple cameras and ingenious stage design to extend its reach into living rooms throughout the world. Mezzo-soprano Wallis Giunta and dancer Shelley Eva Haden starred as the two Annas.

Now this remarkable production has come to life again, beginning April 8 on OperaVision. It headlines a month dedicated to “two giants of German opera,” Kurt Weill and Richard Wagner. In addition to the Opera North Seven Deadly Sins, Weill will be represented by Teatro Regio di Parma’s production of Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, beginning April 30, directed by Henning Brockhaus and conducted by Christopher Franklin. Parsifal at the Hungarian State Opera and a Nationaltheater Mannheim production of The Flying Dutchman round out the month. 


(OperaVision trailer for Opera North’s The Seven Deadly Sins)

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