Candide

Story

Synopsis

When young Candide's marriage offer to a baron's daughter backfires, the naïve student of optimism is hurled into an eye-opening journey around the globe, discovering the horrors of existence at every step. Turning Voltaire’s Candide, a stinging blast against tyranny and feigned moralising, into toe-wiggling musical theatre is a crazy idea. Bernstein revised his operetta countless times before settling on the final version. The Grange Festival’s 2018 semi-staged production commemorates the composer’s 100th birthday.

Director

Christopher Luscombe

Language

English

Release date

1 June 2018

Ensemble

Cast

• Richard Suart

  Narrator/Pangloss/Martin

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  Rob Houchen

  Candide

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  Katie Hall

  Cunegonde

• Charles Rice

  Maximilian

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  Rosemary Ashe

  Old Woman

• Kitty Whately

  Paquette

• Robert Murray

  Cacambo/Governor/Vanderdendur/1st Agent