Candide
Show Details
- Music
- Leonard Bernstein (490)
- Lyrics
- Richard Wilbur (18)
- Book
- Lillian Hellman (9)
- Additional Lyrics
- Leonard Bernstein (490), Lillian Hellman (9), John Latouche (73), Dorothy Parker (18), Stephen Sondheim (702), John Wells (8), Richard Wilbur (18)
- Type
- Operetta
- Source
- Based on the novel by Voltaire.
- Premiere
- December 1, 1956
Recordings
Audio Recordings
Video Recordings
Candide - 1989 Concert Cast | |
Candide - 2003 Italian Cast | |
Candide - 2004 Concert Cast | |
Candide - 2004 Japanese Cast | |
Candide - 2018 Concert Cast |
Noncommercial Audio Recordings
Noncommercial Video Recordings
Candide - 1986 New York City Opera (TV) | |
Candide - 1988 Scottish Opera | |
Candid - 2004 Institut del Teatre | |
Candide - 2006 Théâtre du Châtelet |
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Songs also appear on these recordings (27)
Songs
- Auto Da Fe (6)
- Lyrics: John Latouche (73), Richard Wilbur (18), Stephen Sondheim (702)
- Barcarolle (Reprise) (2)
- Instrumental
- Barcarolle (Upon A Ship At Sea) (3)
- Instrumental
- Battle Music (3)
- Instrumental
- The Best of All Possible Worlds (9)
- Lyrics: John Latouche (73)
- Bon Voyage (8)
- Candide Begins His Travels (4)
- Instrumental
- Candide's Lament (5)
- Lyrics: John Latouche (73)
- Eldorado (6)
- Lyrics: Lillian Hellman (9)
- Entr'acte (2)
- Finale Act 1 (6)
- Glitter and Be Gay (21)
- I Am Easily Assimilated (8)
- Lyrics: Leonard Bernstein (490)
- I'm Easily Assimilated (Reprise) (2)
- Lyrics: Leonard Bernstein (490)
- Introduction To Eldorado (3)
- It Must Be Me (3)
- It Must Be So (Reprise) (2)
- Life Is Happiness Unending
- Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim (702)
- Make Our Garden Grow (16)
- My Love (10)
- Lyrics: John Latouche (73), Richard Wilbur (18)
- Oh Happy We (Reprise)
- Oh, Happy We (8)
- Overture (12)
- Parade (2)
- Paris Waltz (8)
- The Pilgrim's Procession
- Quiet (4)
- Universal Good (3)
- Lyrics: John Wells (8), Leonard Bernstein (490)
- Universal Good (Reprise) (3)
- Lyrics: Leonard Bernstein (490), Lillian Hellman (9)
- Venice Gavotte (4)
- Lyrics: Dorothy Parker (18), Richard Wilbur (18)
- Westphalia (2)
- Lyrics: John Wells (8), Leonard Bernstein (490)
- Westphalia Chorale (4)
- Lyrics: John Wells (8), Leonard Bernstein (490)
- What's the Use? (7)
- You Were Dead, You Know (8)
- Lyrics: John Latouche (73)
- You Were Dead, You Know (Reprise) (2)
- Ballad of the New World (3)
- It Must Be So (8)
Added Later
- Alleluia (4)
- Added to 1974 revival.
- Life Is Happiness Indeed (6)
- Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim (702)
- Added to 1974 revival; uses the music of Venice Gavotte.
- The Old Lady's False Entrance
- Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim (702)
- Written for the 1997 revival.
- The Old Lady's Second False Entrance
- Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim (702)
- Written for the 1997 revival.
- Sheep's Song (4)
- Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim (702)
- Added to 1974 revival.
- This World (2)
- Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim (702)
- Added to 1974 revival; uses the music of Candide's Lament.
- We Are Women (6)
- Lyrics: Leonard Bernstein (490)
- Added to 1959 London production.
- Words, Words, Words (3)
- Lyrics: Leonard Bernstein (490)
- Added to 1971 revival.
Cut Song
- The Best of All Possible Worlds (Reprise)
- Lyrics: John Latouche (73)
- Unused; added to 1974 revival.
- Dear Boy (4)
- 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 (490)
- 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 (73)
- Unused; added to later productions. Same music as Auto Da Fe.