LEONARD BERNSTEIN
CANDIDE
23, 24, 25, 30, 31 JULY, 01 AUGUST PLAYHOUSE QPAC
Meet Candide - hero, lover and optimist. No
matter what life throws at him, Candide is sure
that all is for the best, for this the Best of All
Possible Worlds! Not even war, earthquakes,
shipwrecks, a volcano, several grisly deaths and
lost love can shake his optimism… or can it?
Christine Johnston from the quirky Kransky Sisters,
who plays the Old Lady with only half a buttock!
Leonard Bernstein, renowned composer of
West Side Story, brings Voltaire’s rollicking,
endlessly optimistic journey to life in a musical
tour de force - a combination of grand opera
and musical theatre. From spectacular overture
to moving finale, Candide’s popular songs and
rousing choruses will pick you up and carry you
along on a grand adventure, in the company of
the Opera Queensland Chorus and Queensland
Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paul Kildea.
Tickets: $68 - $130