DECONSTRUCTING CAPITALISM THROUGH MUSIC: A PERFORMER’S PERSPECTIVE ON WEILL AND BRECHT’S ”DIE SIEBEN TODSÜNDEN”

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dc.coverageSTUDIA UBB MUSICA, Volume 70 (LXX), Special Issue 4, December 2025, pp. 297-307, DOI: 10.24193/subbmusica.2025.spiss4.19en-US
dc.creatorZAH, Daniel
dc.date2025-12-30
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-21T20:21:25Z
dc.descriptionThis performance-based study examines Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht’s ”Die sieben Todsünden” (1933) through dual analytical lenses: as a radical sociopolitical critique and as a virtuosic vocal challenge. The work’s unique fusion of ballet chanté form with biting capitalism satire creates a performative space where musical technique and ideological subversion intersect. By interrogating both the score’s structural innovations and its embodied demands, this article reveals how “Die sieben Todsünden” compels performers to become co-conspirators in its deconstruction of capitalist values. This article makes two significant contributions: it advances scholarly understanding of 20th-century musical theater by exposing the performative dimensions of Weill’s political critique, while simultaneously providing pragmatic solutions for contemporary singers navigating the work’s technical extremes. The included performance annotations and offer a model for reconciling virtuosic demands with ideological intentionality—a vital framework for today’s socially engaged musicians.en-US
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dc.identifierhttps://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbmusica/article/view/9937
dc.identifier10.24193/subbmusica.2025.spiss4.19
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14637/2490
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherBabeș-Bolyai University / Cluj University Pressen-US
dc.relationhttps://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbmusica/article/view/9937/9583
dc.rightsCopyright (c) 2025 Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Musicaen-US
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0en-US
dc.sourceStudia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Musica; Volume 70, Special Issue 4, December 2025; 297-307en-US
dc.source2065-9628
dc.source1844-4369
dc.source10.24193/subbmusica.2025.spiss4
dc.subject20th-century musicen-US
dc.subjecttenoren-US
dc.subjectKurt Weillen-US
dc.subjectDie sieben Todsündenen-US
dc.subjectcapitalismen-US
dc.titleDECONSTRUCTING CAPITALISM THROUGH MUSIC: A PERFORMER’S PERSPECTIVE ON WEILL AND BRECHT’S ”DIE SIEBEN TODSÜNDEN”en-US
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.typePeer-reviewed Articleen-US
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