Performer: Jennifer Moeller

Great singing and imaginative spectacle cannot turn an ambitious operatic premiere into a convincing whole. 

Glimmerglass Opera Festival’s production of Candide leans heavily on a dry comedic sensibility, which most of the cast execute admirably.

Whether it’s half an opera, three quarters an operetta, or a musical and a half, Francesca Zambello’s team put together a production that was easy to fall in love with.