About the Show
A naive young man believes that ‘all is for the best’ even when confronted by evil. Originally performed in 1956, additional songs added in 1974. Candide explores a world that is dominated by violence, greed, war, hatred and a series of catastrophic events seemingly unmitigated by goodness, truth, beauty or God.
Creatives
Voltaire
Book
Leonard Bernstein
Music
Hugh Wheeler
Adaptation
Richard Wilbur
Lyrics
Stephen Sondheim
Lyrics
John Latouche
Lyrics
Surrey Opera
Company
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