Ben barker candide, cecilia iole cunegonde, gary alexander pangloss, abby murray vachon paquette and billy dawson maximilian in leonard bernsteins candide at music theater works formerly light opera works, cahn auditorium, evanston, il,june 311, 2017. Bernsteins grand comedic opera often crosses streams with musical theater. Bernsteins conducting is nothing less than thrilling. A score by legendary leonard bernstein is but the tip of the iceberg when it comes to candide and its theatrical offerings. Fastpaced, funny, and philosophical, anchorage opera joins nationwide celebrations of leonard bernsteins 100th birthday. Download the free study guide and infographic for candide here. Leonard bernstein merchandise and apparel leonard bernstein. Simon rattle conducts bernsteins wonderful town at the. Click on the button to go to the page where you can download the music. Overture to candide conducted by leonard bernstein.
He was given piano lessons as a boy and had his precollege education at the garrison and boston latin schools. Concert performance of candide with june anderson, jerry hadley. After all, it looks and sounds like opera, but its an adaptation of voltaires famously dry satire on. Candide is an operetta with music composed by leonard bernstein, based on the 1759 novella of the same name by voltaire.
Simon rattle presented the work in 2002 at his first new years eve concert with the berliner philharmoniker with the support of soloists from the stages of broadway and the celebrated baritone thomas hampson as the star guest a. New york city opera, on the rebound with a boost from bernstein. Leonard bernstein candide english subtitles youtube. With a book from hugh wheeler and lyrical contributions from the incomparable stephen sondheim, candide is a masterpiece for the ages.
Full of sadness, candide roams on until he comes across the everoptimistic pangloss, who has been wounded and now sports a metal nose. Deceptive cadence conductor marin alsop explains how her mentor, leonard bernstein, probes the essential questions of humanity in his comic. Candide, overture to the operetta details allmusic. Jun 06, 2015 in candide, bernstein fuses philosophy and comedy. Based on the classic voltaire tale of innocence, optimism and the unexpected lessons of life, marin alsop conducts this semistaged operetta starring peter sagal, keith jameson and judy kaye. Aspects of west side story, candide, a little night music, show boat and progy and bess licensed to youtube by entertainment one u.
Watch the video for candide overture from leonard bernstein s bernstein. Candide, subtitled optimism, hit all the right marks in syracuse operas feb. How did bernsteins west side story bridge the gap between musical theatre and opera. So it may seem perverse to describe leonard bernstein as an unknown composer. Voltaires candide explained with chapter summaries in just a few minutes. Leonard bernstein candide original broadway cast 1963. New york city opera, on the rebound with a boost from. For example 602 m128 means that this performer offers a mp3 file of 128kbps that takes 6 minutes and two seconds.
Playing to a comfortably full house, leonard bernsteins. Syracuse operas candide reunites artists capocaccia and. Lucia helgren, cunegonde, and standing, christian capocaccia, conductor. Make our garden grow from candide by leonard bernsteinarr. Sep 12, 2010 lenny himself conducts the overture from candide with the london symphony orchestra. With starcrossed lovers, villains, monty pythonesque comedy, and a beautiful score, leonard bernsteins candide is opera for the people. Dec 30, 2016 the troubled troupe aims to reestablish its reputation and recover from bankruptcy with a revival of leonard bernsteins candide. Forums for the international music score library project imslp. Click any photo to view and download a larger image. In the operetta, the eponymous candide sung by a tenor experiences numerous fabulous disasters and tortuous plot twists. The library of congress is providing access to the leonard bernstein collection ca. Candide is a comic operetta based on the work by voltaire. Jones ludwig gedda green ollmann treleaven london symphony chorus london symphony orchestra leonard bernstein. Candide leonard bernstein, original broadway cast allmusic.
Score all data collected using this site for commercially published use should be confirmed and verified by contacting the new york philharmonic archives. Bernstein candide complete bernstein 2 cds download. The inhabitants are killed, including cunegonde who is first raped. One fine spring morning, he took it into his head to take a. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. At the end of each line you find more information about the music of that specific performer. Nov 29, 2017 strings to follow candide is an operetta with music composed by leonard bernstein, based on the 1759 novella of the same name by voltaire.
The highprofile cast is led by opera stars jerry hadley candide, june anderson cunegonde, christa ludwig the old lady, and nicolai gedda the governor, among other roles. The operetta was first performed in 1956 with a libretto by lillian hellman. The work was extremely unsuccessful during its broadway premiere in 1956, and it is primarily only as. Deceptive cadence conductor marin alsop explains how her mentor, leonard bernstein, probes the essential questions of humanity in. Watch the video for candide overture from leonard bernsteins bernstein. Overture to candide, by leonard bernstein duke string school. Leonard bernstein overture to candide concert version. Leonard bernstein, a unique source of creative energy in americas music throughout his entire adult lifetime, was born in lawrence, massachusetts, on august 25, 1918. The truth is that bernstein was a musical jekyll and hyde. Bernstein candide the journey of candide from 1956 failed comic operetta to perpetual classic fm hall of fame favourite is as intriguing as the heros journey within the work itself. While there is clear brilliance in bernsteins candide, the show fell victim to its own. Syracuse operas candide was the best of all possible. Bernstein candide complete bernstein download buy now.
Dec 31, 2002 leonard bernsteins wonderful town is a wonderfully swinging homage to 1930s new york. Candide 1956 is operetta in the vein of offenbach and gilbert and sullivan, with all the wit, elan, and sophistication that is associated with that genre, and it is immediately apparent in the overturein sonata form, no less. Lenny himself conducts the overture from candide with the london symphony orchestra. Candide this is the first release on cd and is the copy i have myself.
Candide overture, conducted by the composer himself, leonard bernstein. Candide is pressganged into the bulgar army, which attacks and destroys the schloss. Taking a break from rehearsal of the syracuse opera production of candide are, from left, julie newell, stage director. Voltaires 1758 novella satirized the fashionable philosophies of his day and, especially, the catholic church whose inquisition routinely tortured and killed heretics in a ghastly event known as an auto da fe act of faith. It includes a full booklet with an introductory essay on candide written by andrew porter, short bios on bernstein and several of the prominent soloists, black and white photos of the artists and of the recording session, and the full text of the lyrics. The troubled troupe aims to reestablish its reputation and recover from bankruptcy with a revival of leonard bernsteins candide. This bbc telecast represents the world premiere of the 1988 scottish opera version of leonard bernsteins candide, directed by jonathan. The work was extremely unsuccessful during its broadway premiere in 1956, and it is primarily only as an overture that the music is remembered at all today. This new york philharmonic young peoples concert was entitled overtures and preludes and was recorded october 22, 1960. The written permission of the owners andor other rights holders such as publicity andor privacy rights is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use or other statutory exemptions. Kristin chenoweth, patti lupone, paul groves, sir thomas allen, marin alsop, new york philharmonic.
Ethel linder reiner in association with lester osterman jr. Music director leonard slatkin kicks off the 201617 season with leonard bernstein s overture to candide. Subscribe and to official bbc youtube stream original bbc programmes first on bbc iplayer with the john wilson orchestra under john wilson. Oct 17, 2011 aspects of west side story, candide, a little night music, show boat and progy and bess licensed to youtube by entertainment one u. Candide was struck with amazement, and could not for the soul of him conceive how he came to be a hero. Every selfrespecting symphony orchestra can dash off the candide overture in the time it takes to boil an egg.