Aalto-TheaterOpernplatz 10, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 45128, Germany
Dates/times in Berlin time zone
| Sunday 22 February 2026 | 18:00 |
| Sunday 01 March 2026 | 16:30 |
| Sunday 15 March 2026 | 16:30 |
| Monday 06 April 2026 | 18:00 |
| Sunday 10 May 2026 | 18:00 |
Programme
| Bernstein, Leonard (1918-1990) | Candide | Libretto by Lillian Hellman or Richard Wilbur |
Performers
| Aalto-Theater Essen | ||
| Per-Otto Johansson | Conductor | |
| Marijke Malitius | Director | |
| Elena Wachendorf | Dramaturgy | |
| Bernhard Schneider | Choirmaster / chorus director | |
| Götz Alsmann | Erzähler | |
| Paul Curievici | Tenor | Candide |
| Natalia Labourdette | Soprano | Cunegonde |
| Karel Martin Ludvik | Bass-baritone | Doctor Pangloss, Martin |
| Almerija Delic | Mezzo-soprano | Old Lady |
| Tobias Greenhalgh | Baritone | Maximilian, Captain |
| Mercy Malieloa | Soprano | Paquette |
| Aljoscha Lennert | Tenor | Governor, Vanderdendur |
| Mykhailo Kushlyk | Tenor | Inquisitor |
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