Blah Blah Me (Vanity) • 2004

Text by Jake Heggie

Song & Chamber
For Soprano, Piano & Chamber Ensemble

World Premiere: November 9, 2009
Commissioned by Carnegie Hall

First Performance: soprano Audra McDonald and pianist Ted Sperling
Carnegie Hall, New York

Duration: 5’

Resources

The Carnegie Hall premiere was recorded live and is available on NPR

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About

Commissioned by Carnegie Hall for Audra McDonald as part of a new cycle The Seven Deadly Sins

Anger: "The Christian Thing to Do" (Michael John LaChiusa)
Envy: "Can You Look Me in the Eyes?" (Ricky Ian Gordon)
Gluttony: "I Eat" (Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty)
Greed: "The Greedy Tadpole" (Jessica Molaskey & John Pizzarelli)
Lust: "Burning the Sauce" (Mark Campbell & Steve Marzullo)
Sloth: "My Book" (Jeff Blumenkrantz)
Vanity: "Blah, Blah, Me" (Jake Heggie)