Organization

Chautauqua Opera Festival

Singer

Baritone

Robert Orth

Dr Pangloss

Martin

Contralto

Leann Sandel-Pantaleo

Old Woman

Stage director

Jay Lesenger

Conductor

Steven Osgood

Choreographer

Mara Newbery Greer

Lighting designer

Michael Baumgarten

Video designer

Set designer

Ron Kadri

Costume designer

BG FitzGerald

Actor

Martha Ruska

Chorus master

Carol Rausch

Assistant Directors

Alexandra Fees

Kaley Karis Smith

Assistant Conductor

Jorge Parodi

Tenor

John Riesen

Candide

Soprano

Rebekah Howell

Cunegonde

Leroy Davis

Maximilian

Spencer Reichman

Don Isaachar

Rachael Braunstein

Paquette

Stephen Clark

King Theodore

Spoken

Cacambo

Dennis Shuman

Vanderdendur

Governor

Ragotski

Hermann Augustus

Bass

Third inquisitor

Sidney Ragland

Señor II

Brett Bode

Alchemist

English

Chautauqua

United States

Norton Hall

Candide Bernstein

Public

Approved

From the start of every day to its end, long after night has fallen, the life and breath of an opera company is its music staff. Virtually every rehearsal has one, two or three pianists, coaches and conductors in the room. The coaching studios are in their hands hour after hour every day of the season. Chautauqua Opera has a collection of eight superb musicians who I rely on to a mindboggling degree. Their meticulous attention to detail, profound knowledge of repertoire, impeccable sense of artistic style and boundless energy bring a rich and consistent musicality to everything we do as a company. Each individual brings their own unique specialization. We would be a lesser company without any single one. It is with the deepest gratitude that I would like to dedicate this production of Candide to the music staff of the Chautauqua Opera Company — Allison, Dottie, Emily, Jorge, Kerry, Miriam, Rick and Carol.

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew