Candide
Show Details
- Music
- Leonard Bernstein (480)
- Lyrics
- Richard Wilbur (18)
- Book
- Lillian Hellman (9)
- Additional Lyrics
- Leonard Bernstein (480), Lillian Hellman (9), John Latouche (74), Dorothy Parker (17), Stephen Sondheim (684), John Wells (8), Richard Wilbur (18)
- Type
- Operetta
- Source
- Based on the novel by Voltaire.
- Premiere
- December 1, 1956
Recordings
Audio Recordings
Video Recordings
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Candide - 1989 Concert Cast |
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Candide - 2003 Italian Cast |
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Candide - 2004 Concert Cast |
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Candide - 2004 Japanese Cast |
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Candide - 2018 Concert Cast |
Noncommercial Audio Recordings
Noncommercial Video Recordings
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Candide - 1986 New York City Opera (TV) |
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Candide - 1988 Scottish Opera |
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Candid - 2004 Institut del Teatre |
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Candide - 2006 Théâtre du Châtelet |
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Songs also appear on these recordings (24)
Songs
- Auto Da Fe (5)
- Lyrics: John Latouche (74), Richard Wilbur (18), Stephen Sondheim (684)
- Barcarolle (Reprise)
- Instrumental
- Barcarolle (Upon A Ship At Sea) (2)
- Instrumental
- Battle Music (2)
- Instrumental
- The Best of All Possible Worlds (8)
- Lyrics: John Latouche (74)
- Bon Voyage (7)
- Candide Begins His Travels (3)
- Instrumental
- Candide's Lament (4)
- Lyrics: John Latouche (74)
- Eldorado (6)
- Lyrics: Lillian Hellman (9)
- Entr'acte (2)
- Finale Act 1 (5)
- Glitter and Be Gay (17)
- I Am Easily Assimilated (7)
- Lyrics: Leonard Bernstein (480)
- I'm Easily Assimilated (Reprise) (2)
- Lyrics: Leonard Bernstein (480)
- Introduction To Eldorado (2)
- It Must Be Me (3)
- It Must Be So (Reprise) (2)
- Life Is Happiness Unending
- Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim (684)
- Make Our Garden Grow (14)
- My Love (8)
- Lyrics: John Latouche (74), Richard Wilbur (18)
- Oh Happy We (Reprise)
- Oh, Happy We (7)
- Overture (11)
- Parade
- Paris Waltz (7)
- The Pilgrim's Procession
- Quiet (4)
- Universal Good (2)
- Lyrics: John Wells (8), Leonard Bernstein (480)
- Universal Good (Reprise) (2)
- Lyrics: Leonard Bernstein (480), Lillian Hellman (9)
- Venice Gavotte (4)
- Lyrics: Dorothy Parker (17), Richard Wilbur (18)
- Westphalia
- Lyrics: John Wells (8), Leonard Bernstein (480)
- Westphalia Chorale (3)
- Lyrics: John Wells (8), Leonard Bernstein (480)
- What's the Use? (6)
- You Were Dead, You Know (7)
- Lyrics: John Latouche (74)
- You Were Dead, You Know (Reprise)
- Ballad of the New World (2)
- It Must Be So (6)
Added Later
- Alleluia (3)
- Added to 1974 revival.
- Life Is Happiness Indeed (5)
- Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim (684)
- Added to 1974 revival; uses the music of Venice Gavotte.
- The Old Lady's False Entrance
- Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim (684)
- Written for the 1997 revival.
- The Old Lady's Second False Entrance
- Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim (684)
- Written for the 1997 revival.
- Sheep's Song (3)
- Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim (684)
- Added to 1974 revival.
- This World (2)
- Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim (684)
- Added to 1974 revival; uses the music of Candide's Lament.
- We Are Women (5)
- Lyrics: Leonard Bernstein (480)
- Added to 1959 London production.
- Words, Words, Words (3)
- Lyrics: Leonard Bernstein (480)
- Added to 1971 revival.
Cut Song
- The Best of All Possible Worlds (Reprise)
- Lyrics: John Latouche (74)
- Unused; added to 1974 revival.
- Dear Boy (3)
- Cut during Boston try-out; added to 1982 revival.
- The King's Barcarolle (3)
- Unused; added to later productions.
- Money, Money, Money (2)
- Unused; added to later productions.
- Nothing More Than This (3)
- Lyrics: Leonard Bernstein (480)
- Unused; added to later productions.
- O Miserere
- Unused; added to 1974 revival. Uses the music of It Must Be So.
- Ringaroundarosie (4)
- Lyrics: John Latouche (74)
- Unused; added to later productions. Same music as Auto Da Fe.