[PAR] [TLE] The Seven Deadly Sins (ballet chanté) [SEP] The Seven Deadly Sins (German: "Die sieben Todsünden" , French: "Les sept péchés capitaux" ) is a satirical "ballet chanté" ("sung ballet") in seven scenes (nine movements) composed by Kurt Weill to a German libretto by Bertolt Brecht in 1933 under a commission from Boris Kochno and Edward James.  It was translated into English by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman.  It was the last major collaboration between Weill and Brecht. [PAR] [TLE] Kurt Weill [SEP] Kurt Julian Weill (March 2, 1900April 3, 1950) was a German composer, active from the 1920s in his native country, and in his later years in the United States.  He was a leading composer for the stage who was best known for his fruitful collaborations with Bertolt Brecht.  With Brecht, he developed productions such as his best-known work "The Threepenny Opera", which included the ballad "Mack the Knife".  Weill held the ideal of writing music that served a socially useful purpose.  He also wrote several works for the concert hall.  He became a United States citizen on August 27, 1943.
[PAR] [TLE] The Seven Deadly Sins ( ballet chanté ) [ SEP ] The Seven Deadly Sins ( German : " Die sieben Todsünden " , French : " Les sept péchés capitaux " ) is a satirical " ballet chanté " ( " sung ballet " ) in seven scenes ( nine movements ) composed by Kurt Weill to a German libretto by Bertolt Brecht in 1933 under a commission from Boris Kochno and Edward James . It was translated into English by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman . It was the last major collaboration between Weill and Brecht . [PAR] [TLE] Kurt Weill [ SEP ] Kurt Julian Weill ( March 2 , 1900April 3 , 1950 ) was a German composer , active from the 1920s in his native country , and in his later years in the United States . He was a leading composer for the stage who was best known for his fruitful collaborations with Bertolt Brecht . With Brecht , he developed productions such as his best - known work " The Threepenny Opera " , which included the ballad " Mack the Knife " . Weill held the ideal of writing music that served a socially useful purpose . He also wrote several works for the concert hall . He became a United States citizen on August 27 , 1943 .
Who provided the German libretto to the composition by a man whose best known work is "The Threepenny Opera," which proved to be their last major collaboration?
Who provided the German libretto to the composition by a man whose best known work is " The Threepenny Opera , " which proved to be their last major collaboration ?
Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht