Glittering Candide: a celebration at Carnegie Hall

By Robert Levine, 20 April 2018

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“I suspect the title role has found an ideal interpreter in tenor Paul Appleby”

Reviewed at Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium, New York City on 18 April 2018

Bernstein, Candide (Concert Version)

Rob Fisher, Conductor

Gary Griffin, Director

Tracy Christensen, Costume Designer

Paul Appleby, Candide

Erin Morley, Cunegonde

Patricia Racette, Old Lady

William Burden, Governor

John Lithgow, Doctor Pangloss

Bryonha Marie Parham, Paquette

Ryan Silverman, Maximilian

Marilyn Horne, Mezzo-soprano

Joshua Bergasse, Choreography

Wendall K Harrington, Video

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Robert Levine

Robert T. Levine is a New York born-and-bred music writer with a particular interest in music for the voice. His work has appeared in many periodicals and newspapers. He is the author of many books, including The Story of the Orchestra, four volumes in the Black Dog & Leventhal Opera Library, and, most recently, Maria Callas: A Musical Biography.