Candide (operetta)
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Candide is an operetta with music composed by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics primarily by the poet Richard Wilbur, based on the 1759 novella of the same name by Voltaire. Other contributors to the text
Playbill from 1974 revival
Leonard Bernstein
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Leonard Bernstein was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian. Considered to be one of the most important conductors of his time, he was the first American-b
Candide (operetta)
…Candide is an operetta with music composed by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics primarily by the poet Richard Wilbur, based on the 1759 novella of the same name by Voltaire. Other contributors to the text were John…
Bernstein in 1977
Leonard Bernstein and Benny Goodman in rehearsal, ca. 1940–1949
Photo of Bernstein by Carl Van Vechten (1944)
Carnegie Hall playbill, November 14, 1943 Radio announcement: