Candide (operetta)

Candide is a comic operetta by Leonard Bernstein, based on the novella of the same name by Voltaire. It has existed in many versions but is now generally performed with a book by Hugh Wheeler. The primary lyricist was Richard Wilbur. Other contributors to the text were John Latouche, Dorothy Parker, Lillian Hellman, Stephen Sondheim, and Leonard Bernstein. Hershy Kay and John Mauceri contributed orchestrations.

Related Topics:
Comic - Operetta - Leonard Bernstein - Novella - Of the same name - Voltaire - Hugh Wheeler - Richard Wilbur - John Latouche - Dorothy Parker - Lillian Hellman - Stephen Sondheim - Hershy Kay - John Mauceri

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Candide is most famous for its colorful and varied score, many parts of which are very well known, especially in musical circles.

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