Candide (operetta by Leonard Bernstein)

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comic operetta operetta satirical work

Candide (operetta by Leonard Bernstein) is a satirical comic operetta, based on Voltaire’s novella, known for its brilliant score, witty libretto, and frequent revivals in both opera and musical theatre.

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Label Occurrences
Candide (stage production) 3
Candide (operetta by Leonard Bernstein) canonical 1
Candide (stage adaptation) 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf comic operetta ⓘ
operetta ⓘ
satirical work ⓘ
additionalLyricsBy Stephen Sondheim ⓘ
basedOn Candide ⓘ
surface form: Candide, or Optimism
basedOnWorkAuthor Voltaire ⓘ
broadwayOpeningDate 1956-12-01 ⓘ
broadwayTheatre Martin Beck Theatre ⓘ
composer Leonard Bernstein ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
firstPerformanceDate 1956-10-29 ⓘ
genre comic opera ⓘ
operetta ⓘ
satire ⓘ
hasInstrumentation chorus ⓘ
full symphony orchestra ⓘ
vocal soloists ⓘ
language English ⓘ
librettist Lillian Hellman ⓘ
Richard Wilbur ⓘ
lyricist Dorothy Parker ⓘ
John La Touche ⓘ
Richard Wilbur ⓘ
mainCharacter Candide ⓘ
Cunégonde ⓘ
surface form: Cunegonde

Pangloss ⓘ
surface form: Dr. Pangloss

the Old Woman ⓘ
surface form: The Old Lady
notableFeature brilliant orchestral overture ⓘ
virtuosic coloratura writing for soprano ⓘ
witty libretto ⓘ
notableNumber Glitter and Be Gay ⓘ
Make Our Garden Grow ⓘ
Overture to Candide ⓘ
The Best of All Possible Worlds ⓘ
orchestrationBy Leonard Bernstein ⓘ
originalProducer Lillian Hellman ⓘ
Theatre Guild ⓘ
performanceTradition frequently produced by musical theatre companies ⓘ
frequently revived by opera companies ⓘ
premiereLocation Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
premiereVenue Emerson Colonial Theatre ⓘ
surface form: Colonial Theatre, Boston
publisher Boosey & Hawkes ⓘ
recordedBy Bernstein Festival of the Arts Orchestra ⓘ
Leonard Bernstein ⓘ
settingLocations Lisbon ⓘ
Paris ⓘ
South America ⓘ
Westphalia ⓘ
settingPeriod 18th century ⓘ
subjectMatter critique of naive optimism ⓘ
philosophical optimism ⓘ

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Candide → hasAdaptation → Candide (operetta by Leonard Bernstein) ⓘ
Fra Fee → notableWork → Candide (operetta by Leonard Bernstein) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Candide (stage production)
Fra Fee → performedIn → Candide (operetta by Leonard Bernstein) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Candide (stage production)
Mary Zimmerman → notableWork → Candide (operetta by Leonard Bernstein) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Candide (stage adaptation)
Mary Zimmerman → directed → Candide (operetta by Leonard Bernstein) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Candide (stage production)