Details

A naive young man believes that 'all is for the best' even when confronted by evil. Originally performed in 1956, additional songs added in 1974. Candide explores a world that is dominated by violence, greed, war, hatred and a series of catastrophic events seemingly unmitigated by goodness, truth, beauty or God. Concert Performance

Cast/Performers

Andrew Staples (Candide), Kiera Duffy (Cunegonde), Kim Criswell (Old Lady), Jeremy Huw Williams (Pangloss / Martin), David Robinson (Governer / Vanderdendur / Ragotski), Marcus Deloach (Maximilan / Captain), Kristy Swift (Paquette), Jeffrey Tucker (Bear Keeper / Inquisitor / Tzar Ivan), Ross Benoliel (Cosmetic Merchant / Inquisitor / Charles Edward), Jason Switzer (Doctor / King Stanislaus), Michael Scarcelle (Junkman / Inquisitor / Hermann Augustus / Croupier), Peter Tantsits (Alchemist / Inquisitor / Sultan Achmet / Crook)

Creatives/Company

Book by: Voltaire
Music: Leonard Bernstein
Adapted by: Hugh Wheeler
Lyrics(s): Richard Wilbur, Stephen Sondheim, John Latouche
Company: London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Kristjan Jarvi