Candide
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.
Directed by Christopher Luscombe
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Cast
- Richard Suart Narrator/Pangloss/Martin
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Rob Houchen Candide -
Katie Hall Cunegonde - Charles Rice Maximilian
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Rosemary Ashe Old Woman - Kitty Whately Paquette
- Robert Murray Cacambo/Governor/Vanderdendur/1st Agent
Make it a double feature
Candide
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