Candide - Premiere - Schedule, Program & Tickets
Candide - Premiere
A comic operetta in two acts. Concert version. Lyrics by Richard Wilbur. With additional lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, John LaTouche, Dorothy Parker, Lillian Hellman and Leonard Bernstein. Narrative text by Loriot, adapted from Voltaire's satire and Hugh Wheeler's book. Orchestrations by Leonard Bernstein and Hershy Kay. Musical continuity and supplementary orchestrations by John Mauceri
Premiere May 11, 2025
In English with German and English surtitles
Where is it, the “best of all possible worlds”? Candide, who grows up with the Baron's children in tranquil Westphalia, is thrown out of the castle because of his love for Cunegonde. An adventurous journey begins for the naive young man, which takes him around the globe from one absurd catastrophe to the next.
Based on Voltaire's satire "Candide ou l'optimisme", Leonard Bernstein creates a masterpiece of modern entertainment theater about the craziness of this world. In a funny and lively mix of opera, musical and revue, he not only parodies traditional dance forms such as gavotte, mazurka, polka or waltz, but also sprinkles in one or two opera quotes with a wink.
Another highlight of this concert version are the witty and humorous intertexts by Loriot, spoken by Jan Josef Liefers, among others. known as the opera-loving forensic pathologist in Tatort, who returns to his hometown for this production. A wonderfully amusing and absurd evening, brilliantly orchestrated and full of humor and subtlety!
Subject to change.
Premiere May 11, 2025
In English with German and English surtitles
Where is it, the “best of all possible worlds”? Candide, who grows up with the Baron's children in tranquil Westphalia, is thrown out of the castle because of his love for Cunegonde. An adventurous journey begins for the naive young man, which takes him around the globe from one absurd catastrophe to the next.
Based on Voltaire's satire "Candide ou l'optimisme", Leonard Bernstein creates a masterpiece of modern entertainment theater about the craziness of this world. In a funny and lively mix of opera, musical and revue, he not only parodies traditional dance forms such as gavotte, mazurka, polka or waltz, but also sprinkles in one or two opera quotes with a wink.
Another highlight of this concert version are the witty and humorous intertexts by Loriot, spoken by Jan Josef Liefers, among others. known as the opera-loving forensic pathologist in Tatort, who returns to his hometown for this production. A wonderfully amusing and absurd evening, brilliantly orchestrated and full of humor and subtlety!
Subject to change.