Marianne Faithfull had already performed
The Seven Deadly Sins live at St. Anne's Cathedral in Brooklyn, but it was only after working with
Dennis Russell Davies on
20th Century Blues that the idea of recording the opera came to her. Davies agreed to collaborate again with her, and the album was recorded in June 1997 at the
Vienna Konzerthaus with Davies conducting the
Vienna Radio Symphony orchestra. The recording also includes other songs by Weill & Brecht like the "
Alabama Song" and songs from
The Threepenny Opera, which Marianne Faithfull also performed live in 1992 at the Dublin Gate Theater, playing the role of the prostitute Jenny and interpreting the famous
Pirate Jenny song. == Track listing ==