1. Concerto In F

• • Candide is an with music composed by, based on the 1759. The operetta was first performed in 1956 with a by; but since 1974 it has been generally performed with a book by which is more faithful to Voltaire's novel. The primary lyricist was the poet. Other contributors to the text were,,,,,, and Bernstein himself.

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Concerto In F

And contributed orchestrations. Although unsuccessful at its premiere, Candide has now overcome the unenthusiastic reaction of early audiences and critics and achieved enormous popularity. It is very popular among major music schools as a student show because of the quality of its music and the opportunities it offers to student singers. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Origins [ ] Candide was originally conceived by as a play with incidental music in the style of her previous work,. Bernstein, however, was so excited about this idea that he convinced Hellman to do it as a 'comic operetta'; she then wrote the original libretto for the operetta. Many lyricists worked on the show: first (whose work was ultimately not used), then, and.