Candid

The naive candid is engaged to the beautiful daughter of the Baron of Westphalia Cunégonde. With the chambermaid, Paquette and Cunégonde's brother, Maximilian, they all firmly adhere to the doctrine inculcated in them by Professor Pangloss: "Everything is at best in the best of all possible worlds".
However, this doctrine is constantly questioned because Candide is, in a whirlwind of events, exiled and then forced into the Bulgarian army, caught up in the Spanish Inquisition, swindled, castaway on a remote island, and separated his Cunegonde.

Find the flagship number of Candide "Glitter and Be Gay", performed by Kristin Chenoweth:

General information

Style : Satire, Comedy, Adventure
Theme : , Comic, Dream, Destiny, Love
year of creation : 1956

Music

Composer : Leonard Bernstein
Lyricist : Richard Wilbur, John Latouche, Dorothy Parker, Lillian Hellman, Stephen Sondheim & Leonard Bernstein
Librettist : Lillian Hellman & Hugh Wheeler
Author (other) : Voltaire
famous songs : "Overture" "The Best of All Possible Worlds" "Oh, Happy We" "It Must Be So" "Paris Waltz" "Glitter and Be Gay" "You Were Dead, You Know" "My Love" "I'm Easily Assimilated" "Quartet Finale" "Quiet" "Eldorado "Bon Voyage" "What's the Use?" "The Venice Gavotte" "Make Our Garden Grow"
Famous performers : Robert Rounseville, Barbara Cook, Max Adrian, Irra Petina, Denis Quilley, Mary Costa, Laurence Naismith, Edith Coates, Mark Baker, Maureen Brennan, Sam Freed, Lewis J. Stadlen, June Gable, Jerry Hadley, Jason Danieley, Andrea Martin , Kristin Chenoweth, Patti LuPone,

kinships

Inspired by another work : The operetta is based on Voltaire's satire, "Candide ou l'Optimisme" published in 1759.

Awards

Appointments and Awards : The 1973 revival won 4 Tony Awards and 5 Drama Desk Awards, then 3 Olivier Awards in 1988 and 2 in 2000.
Number of years on display : 2
Number of performances : 740
anecdotes : The overture to the operetta quickly found a place in the repertoire of orchestras around the world.