| Bernstein, Leonard (1918-1990) | Candide (Concert performance) | Libretto by Lillian Hellman or Richard Wilbur |
| Marin Alsop | Conductor | |
| London Symphony Orchestra | ||
| London Symphony Chorus | ||
| Simon Halsey | Choirmaster / chorus director | |
| Leonardo Capalbo | Tenor | Candide |
| Jane Archibald | Soprano | Cunegonde |
| Anne Sofie von Otter | Mezzo-soprano | Old Lady |
| Sir Thomas Allen | Baritone | Doctor Pangloss |
| Thomas Atkins | Tenor | Governor |
| Marcus Farnsworth | Baritone | Maximilian |
It’s an outrageous odyssey of misadventure! Marin Alsop leads the way in Bernstein’s riotous satirical operetta Candide.
Open-hearted and good-natured, Candide lives a life of blissful ignorance until war comes to Westphalia. The hapless Candide’s ordered life is thrown into disarray, as he embarks on a round-the-world voyage, bouncing from one rollicking melodrama to the next. Candide’s sunny optimism is put to the test, as he encounters man-eating sharks, duelling sultans and swindling con-artists.
With lyrical contributions from acerbic writers Richard Wilbur and Dorothy Parker and a young Stephen Sondheim, Candide marries raucous humour with the extraordinary genius of Leonard Bernstein. Marin Alsop – who was mentored by the great conductor and composer – leads this performance, rounding off celebrations of Bernstein’s centenary year.
Tickets: £56 £41 £31 £22 £16
Tickets on sale online from 10am on 2nd February 2018.
