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| Composer | Bernstein, Leonard (1918-1990) |
| Period | 20th century |
| Librettist | Lillian Hellman or Richard Wilbur |
| Year | 1956 |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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Candide channels Ferris Bueller’s Day Off in Philadelphia
Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Kevin Newbury see Candide as a coming-of-age story, placing it in their own high-school years, specifically 1992, making Westphalia a USA knockoff.
Bernstein's Candide semi-staged by the LSO
Jane Archibald gave possibly the most dazzling account of Cunegonde's music that I’ve heard.
Voltaire à la Kosky: a magical Candide at Komische Oper
Serious farce, warm-hearted sarcasm, operatic Broadway: Barrie Kosky and Komische Oper turn Bernstein's problem child into a show that thrills from start to finish.
Political Correctness on hold: Candide in Sydney
Voltaire and Bernstein's wilful political incorrectness make Candide a challenge to behold, but the Sydney Philharmonia meets them in a concert performance in the opera house.
Escape to the country: Bernstein's Candide at Iford
Jeff Clarke's characteristically high-octane style seems made for the sarcastic, hyperactive existential madness that is Candide in this little gem of a production for Iford.
