This production was a box office disaster, running only two months for a total of 73 performances. It featured as Candide, as, as, and as the Old Lady. The sets and costumes were designed by and, respectively. The premiere production was directed by and conducted. Performance history 1956 Original Broadway production Candide first opened on as a on Decemat the. Orchestrated all but the, which Bernstein did himself. In addition, the lyrics to 'I Am Easily Assimilated' were done by Leonard and, and Hellman wrote the words to 'Eldorado'. Many lyricists worked on the show: first (whose work was ultimately not used), then, and. 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. Origins Candide was originally conceived by as a play with incidental music in the style of her previous work.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. Although unsuccessful at its premiere, Candide has now overcome the unenthusiastic reaction of early audiences and critics and achieved enormous popularity. Other contributors to the text were, and Bernstein himself. 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. Candide is an with music composed by, based on the 1759.

For piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, E clarinet, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons.

Overture to candide clarinet music