Friday, October 18, 2019

Leonard Bernstein, Candide (BBC, 1988)

Candide at LeonardBernstein.com | "A Guide to Leonard Bernstein's Candide" at SondheimGuide.com | librettos: 1956 (Lillian Hellman & Richard Wilbur)1973 (Richard Wilbur & Hugh Wheeler) | venue: Theater Royal, Glasgow (1988) | cast: Voltaire/Pangloss/Martin/Cacambo: Nickolas Grace • Candide: Mark Beudert • Cunegonde: Marilyn Hill-Smith • Old Lady: Ann Howard • Governor/Captain/Gambler: Bonaventura Bottone • Maximilian: Mark Tinkler • Paquette: Gaynor Miles



Act 1
8:30: "Life is Happiness Indeed"
13:30: "The Best of All Possible Worlds" (1989, London)
19:09: "Oh, Happy We" (Candide & Cunegonde)
22:22: "It Must Be So" (Candide)
44:58: "Auto-da-Fé"
56:46: "Glitter and Be Gay" (Cunegonde) (2005, New York)
1:14:48: "I Am Easily Assimilated" (The Old Lady)

Act 2
1:35:45: "My Love" (The Governer)
1:53:57: "The Ballad of Eldorado" (Candide)
1:59:45: "Words, Words, Words" (Martin)
2:08:33: "The Kings' Barcarolle" (The Five Kings)
2:16:00: "We Are Women" (The Old Lady & Cunegonde) (2005, New York)
2:28:00: "Nothing More Than This" (Candide)
2:34:40: "Make Our Garden Grow"