The Anxious Ear: Seven Deadly Sins

Drew Peterson, pianist

Josephine Baker

John Edward Hasse, guest curator

Felix Conteras, conga

Ellington Carthan, pianist and narrator

Jeffrey Mumford, guest curator

Annie Jacobs-Perkins, cello

Katerina Burton, soprano

CAAPA Choir

Robin De Jesús, actor

David Strathairn, actor

Kevork Mourad, artist

Derek Goldman, playwright/director

José Sacín, bass baritone (Don Quihote)

Israel Lozano, tenor (Master Peter)

Jennifer Zetlan, soprano (Trujaman)

Ricardo Marlow, Flamenco guitar

Philip Kennicott, guest curator

Hany Hassan FAIA, visuals

Flávio Chamis, guest curator

André Mehmari, pianist and composer

Tatjana Mead Chamis, viola

Elin Melgarejo, vocalist

Jerod Tate, guest curator

Nino Rota, composer

The Anxious Ear: Seven Deadly Sins - free performance

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PCE returns to the National Gallery of Art for a special performance of Kurt Weill’s Seven Deadly Sins. The piece is the tale of a young woman named Anna, sent on a seven-year journey to help her family raise enough money to build a house. Stopping in seven cities throughout the United States, she encounters a struggle with each of the deadly sins, preventing her from accomplishing her goal. Featuring soprano Melissa Wimbish as Anna, the program also includes Schoenberg’s Ode to Napoleon, performed by baritone William Sharp.

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Program

Concert

The Anxious Ear: Seven Deadly Sins

Sunday, February 25, 2024, 3:00pm

West Garden Court, West Building Main Floor| National Gallery of Art | Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC

Free performance - no reservation required

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Melissa Wimbish, soprano

William Sharp, baritone

PostClassical Ensemble conducted by Angel Gil-Ordóñez

Presented alongside the National Gallery of Art exhibition, The Anxious Eye: German Expression and Its Legacy

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PROGRAM

Arnold Schoenberg: Ode to Napoleon

William Sharp, reciter

Kurt Weill: The Seven Deadly Sins

Melissa Wimbish, soprano

Matthew Loyal Smith, tenor

Oliver Mercer, tenor

Gilbert Spencer, baritone

Thomas Rust, bass

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The Anxious Ear: Seven Deadly Sins

The Anxious Ear: Seven Deadly Sins - free performance

The Anxious Ear: Seven Deadly Sins

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