"Comic operetta in two acts; Music by Leonard Bernstein; Based on Voltaire's satire, Candide (1759); Original book by Lillian Hellman; Book adapted from Voltaire by Hugh Wheeler; Lyrics by William Wilbur, additional lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, John LaTouche, Lillian Hellman, Dorothy Parker, and Leonard Bernstein; Orchestration by Leonard Bernstein and Hershy Kay, with additional orchestration by John Mauceri; Premieres: Boston (October 29, 1956), New York (December 1, 1956)". |