But the composer Leonard Bernstein saw it a bit differently. "With Bernstein, you have the score, the music and lyrics, which are absolutely stunning," said Harold Dixon, who directs Arizona Repertory ...

Leonard Bernstein’s operetta Candide deserves its place of honor in the repertoire of any contemporary classical music company. Since its Broadway debut in 1956 as a musical, the complex yet ...

Conductor Marin Alsop explains how her mentor, Leonard Bernstein, probes the essential questions of humanity in his comic operetta Candide. In 'Candide,' Bernstein Fuses Philosophy And Comedy Leonard ...

Candide (based on Voltaire’s satire; book by Lillian Hellman; score by Leonard Bernstein; lyrics by Richard Wilbur; other lyrics by John Latouche and Dorothy Parker) is a medley of the brilliant, the ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Few shows so eloquently straddle the boundary between musical and operetta as “Candide,” Leonard ...

They said this day would never happen. Leonard Bernstein’s musical adaptation of Voltaire’s picaresque satire flopped on Broadway in 1956. It was re-worked and rediscovered in Los Angeles 10 years ...

Theatre of Yugen celebrates 30 years with the world premiere of CANDIDE, OR OPTIMISM A Kyogen-style adaptation of Voltaire's classic novel, Created by Theatre of Yugen in collaboration with Master ...

When baritone Kevin Burdette strolls on stage in Santa Fe Opera’s dazzling new production of “Candide,” he enters as the famous 18th-century writer Voltaire. Dressed in period costume – wig, waistcoat ...

There is another bard being celebrated in town this week. The President's Festival of the Arts at Catholic University features a series of lectures, film screenings and round-table discussions on ...

The South Florida Symphony Orchestra premieres “Candide” as part of its “Icons & Rebels Masterworks” season with performances in Miami Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Key West. (Photo courtesy of South ...

When baritone Kevin Burdette strolls on stage in Santa Fe Opera's dazzling new production of "Candide," he enters as the famous 18th-century writer Voltaire. Dressed in period costume - wig, waistcoat ...