The Seven Deadly Sins
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The Seven Deadly Sins is a satirical ballet chanté by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill that critiques bourgeois morality through the story of two sisters journeying across American cities.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Seven Deadly Sins canonical | 3 |
| seven deadly sins | 2 |
| Seven Deadly Sins | 1 |
| The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Seven Deadly Sins Context triple: [Bertolt Brecht, notableWork, The Seven Deadly Sins]
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A.
The Sin
The Sin is a landmark 1965 Egyptian drama film directed by Henry Barakat, renowned for its stark portrayal of rural poverty and oppression and for featuring one of Faten Hamama’s most powerful performances.
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B.
Heaven and Hell
"Heaven and Hell" is a philosophical essay by Aldous Huxley that explores visionary experiences, altered states of consciousness, and their implications for understanding reality and the human mind.
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C.
Light of the Seven
"Light of the Seven" is a haunting, piano-driven orchestral piece by composer Ramin Djawadi, best known for underscoring the explosive climax of the Season 6 finale of Game of Thrones.
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D.
Thorns
Thorns is the commonly used shorthand name for Portland Thorns FC, a professional women's soccer team based in Portland, Oregon.
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E.
De Opificio Dei
De Opificio Dei is an early Christian theological treatise by Lactantius that reflects on the creation of the world and the nature of God through philosophical argument.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Seven Deadly Sins Target entity description: The Seven Deadly Sins is a satirical ballet chanté by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill that critiques bourgeois morality through the story of two sisters journeying across American cities.
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A.
The Sin
The Sin is a landmark 1965 Egyptian drama film directed by Henry Barakat, renowned for its stark portrayal of rural poverty and oppression and for featuring one of Faten Hamama’s most powerful performances.
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B.
Heaven and Hell
"Heaven and Hell" is a philosophical essay by Aldous Huxley that explores visionary experiences, altered states of consciousness, and their implications for understanding reality and the human mind.
-
C.
Light of the Seven
"Light of the Seven" is a haunting, piano-driven orchestral piece by composer Ramin Djawadi, best known for underscoring the explosive climax of the Season 6 finale of Game of Thrones.
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D.
Thorns
Thorns is the commonly used shorthand name for Portland Thorns FC, a professional women's soccer team based in Portland, Oregon.
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E.
De Opificio Dei
De Opificio Dei is an early Christian theological treatise by Lactantius that reflects on the creation of the world and the nature of God through philosophical argument.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet chanté
ⓘ
satirical work ⓘ stage work ⓘ |
| character |
Anna Ivanovna of Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Anna I
Anna II ⓘ the family chorus ⓘ |
| choreographerAtPremiere | George Balanchine ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | George Balanchine ⓘ |
| composer | Kurt Weill ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator |
Bertolt Brecht
ⓘ
Kurt Weill ⓘ |
| depicts | journey through several American cities ⓘ |
| features |
female lead role
ⓘ
male vocal quartet ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCountry | France ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | Paris ⓘ |
| form | ballet with singing ⓘ |
| genre |
political theatre
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasPart |
prologue
ⓘ
scene on envy ⓘ scene on gluttony ⓘ scene on greed ⓘ scene on lust ⓘ scene on pride ⓘ scene on sloth ⓘ scene on wrath ⓘ |
| historicalContext | exile period of Brecht and Weill ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | European audiences ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| librettist | Bertolt Brecht ⓘ |
| musicStyle |
Weimar-era modernism
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cabaret influences ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | two sisters named Anna ⓘ |
| notableInterpretation | critique of American capitalism ⓘ |
| numberOfParts | 8 ⓘ |
| originalMedium | theatre ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| relatedMovement | epic theatre ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Threepenny Opera ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| structure | prologue and seven scenes ⓘ |
| subject |
The Seven Deadly Sins
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
seven deadly sins
|
| theme |
capitalism
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critique of bourgeois morality ⓘ exploitation ⓘ moral hypocrisy ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things
this entity surface form:
seven deadly sins
subject surface form:
Diablada dance
this entity surface form:
Seven Deadly Sins