Candide
~ Operetta
Annotation
First staged in 1956, Candide would undergo a number of changes over the course of several productions until 1989, resulting in numerous permutations in the sequence as well as song titles. The original 1956 libretto written by Lillian Hellman was replaced by Hugh Wheeler's version in 1974. In addition, no less than six lyricists, including Bernstein himself, were involved over the years. And in 1989, Bernstein presented his final revised version with a yet again revised libretto, written by satirist John Wells.
for more, see: http://www.leonardbernstein.com/candide.htm / http://www.sondheimguide.com/Candide/songs.html
Details of the extant recordings are at : http://www.sondheimguide.com/Candide/recordings.html
Wikipedia
Candide is an operetta with music composed by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics primarily by the poet Richard Wilbur, based on the 1759 novella of the same name by Voltaire. Other contributors to the text were John Latouche, Dorothy Parker, Lillian Hellman, Stephen Sondheim, John Mauceri, John Wells, and Bernstein himself. Maurice Peress and Hershy Kay contributed orchestrations.
The operetta was first performed in 1956 with a libretto by Lillian Hellman, but since 1974 it has been generally performed with a book by Hugh Wheeler, which is more faithful to Voltaire's novella. Although unsuccessful at its premiere, Candide has overcome the unenthusiastic reaction of early audiences and critics, and achieved more popularity.
Relationships
| additional lyricist: | Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor) Lillian Hellman (American author and playwright) John Latouche Dorothy Parker Stephen Sondheim |
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| lyricist: | Richard Wilbur |
| composer: | Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor) |
| librettist: | Lillian Hellman (American author and playwright) (from 1953 until 1956) Hugh Wheeler (English-born playwright, librettist, poet, and translator) (in 1973) John Wells (actor, writer and satirist) (from 1988 until 1989) |
| other databases: | https://ibdb.com/show.php?id=2382 [info] |
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| Wikidata: | Q1033015 [info] |
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