Organization

Conductor

Leonard Bernstein

Stage director

Humphrey Burton

Lighting designer

Alan Woolford

Sound designer

John Evans

Costume designer

Amelia Bauer

Set designer

Julia Whiteoak

Singer

Tenor

Jerry Hadley

Candide

Soprano

June Anderson

Cunegonde

Baritone

Adolph Green

Dr Pangloss

Contralto

Christa Ludwig

Old Woman

Kurt Ollmann

Maximilian

Nicolai Gedda

Governor

Vanderdendur

Ragotski

Martin

Hermann Augustus

Della Jones

Paquette

Clive Bayley

Bearkeeper

First inquisitor

Bass

Tsar Ivan

Lindsay Benson

Doctor

Second inquisitor

Spoken

King Stanislas

Neil Jenkins

Cosmetic Merchant

Third inquisitor

Charles Edward

Richard Suart

Junkman

John Treleaven

Alchemist

Sultan Achmet

Crook

Simon Bainbridge

First Choir Soloist

Chris Short

Second Choir Soloist

Aileen Perris

Third Choir Soloist

Andrew Farrow

Choir Croupier

Barbican Centre

London

United Kingdom

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Song
Bernstein: Candide, Act I: Overture
Artist
André Previn
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Bernstein: Candide, Act I: Overture
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Song
1a. Westphalia Chorale
Artist
London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein
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1a. Westphalia Chorale
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Song
3. The Best Of All Possible Worlds
Artist
June Anderson, Della Jones, Adolph Green, Jerry Hadley, Kurt Ollmann, London Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein
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3. The Best Of All Possible Worlds
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Song
6a. Battle Music
Artist
London Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein
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6a. Battle Music
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Song
9. Auto-da-fé
Artist
Adolph Green, John Treleavan, Neil Jenkins, Jerry Hadley, Lindsay Benson, Richard Suart, Clive Bayley, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein
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9. Auto-da-fé
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Song
XIV. I Am Easily Assimilated
Artist
Christa Ludwig, London Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein, London Symphony Chorus
Album
XIV. I Am Easily Assimilated
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Song
19. The Pilgrims' Procession / Alleluia
Artist
Della Jones, Jerry Hadley, Kurt Ollmann, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein
Album
19. The Pilgrims' Procession / Alleluia
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Song
23. Words, Words, Words (Martin's Laughing Song)
Artist
Adolph Green, London Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein
Album
23. Words, Words, Words (Martin's Laughing Song)
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Song
24. Bon Voyage
Artist
Nicolai Gedda, London Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein, London Symphony Chorus
Album
24. Bon Voyage
Writers
Richard Wilbur, Leonard Bernstein
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