Candide

Candide — Plot

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.

• Release date
• June 1, 2018
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• Director
• Christopher Luscombe

Candide — Cast

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Richard Suart Narrator/Pangloss/Martin Rob Houchen Candide Katie Hall Cunegonde

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Charles Rice Maximilian Rosemary Ashe Old Woman

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Kitty Whately Paquette

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Robert Murray Cacambo/Governor/Vanderdendur/1st Agent