Leonard Bernstein’s operetta Candide deserves its place of honor in the repertoire of any contemporary classical music company. Since its Broadway debut in 1956 as a musical, the complex yet ...

Glitter and be gay! South Florida Symphony Orchestra will open its 27th Key West Icons & Rebels Masterworks season with its premiere of Leonard Bernstein's satirical masterpiece Candide! The concert ...

From its rollicking overture to its modern classics, "Glitter and Be Gay" and "Make Our Garden Grow," stage director Alison Moritz's production follows the innocent Candide, raised to believe he lives ...

Leonard Bernstein’s comic operetta “Candide” is based on Voltaire’s 1759 satirical novella of the same name. Leaving an idyllic youthful lifestyle, Candide journeys through a slow and painful ...

Conductor Marin Alsop explains how her mentor, Leonard Bernstein, probes the essential questions of humanity in his comic operetta Candide. In 'Candide,' Bernstein Fuses Philosophy And Comedy Leonard ...

MIDDLEBURY — Opera Company of Middlebury has entered the film business—– and with a glorious video production putting its own stamp on Leonard Bernstein’s enigmatic masterpiece “Candide.” In addition ...

On the heels of the new film “Maestro,” an American director will stage Leonard Bernstein’s often-reworked operetta in its “concert version.” By David Belcher The production history of “Candide,” ...

Editor's note: This segment was originally broadcast on June 21, 2022. Find that audio here. Here & Now classical music opinionator Fran Hoepfner joins host Robin Young to discuss how Sen. Joseph ...

While much of the opera world was reeling from the pandemic, the Opera Company of Middlebury was exploring the world of opera as video entertainment. Eight months ago, it released a 10-minute, ...

The South Florida Symphony Orchestra premieres “Candide” as part of its “Icons & Rebels Masterworks” season with performances in Miami Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Key West. (Photo courtesy of South ...

MIDDLEBURY — Opera Company of Middlebury has entered the film business—– and with a glorious video production putting its own stamp on Leonard Bernstein’s enigmatic masterpiece “Candide.” In addition ...