Organization

Singer

Tenor

Martin Luther Clark

Candide

Soprano

Jeni Houser

Cunegonde

Contralto

Meredith Arwady

Old Woman

Baritone

Alan Dunbar

Martin

Robert A. Goderich

Governor

Vanderdendur

Luis Orozco

Maximilian

Conductor

John DeMain

Stage director

Brian Cowing

Madison Opera

Others

Madison Opera Chorus

Orchestra

Madison Symphony Orchestra

Hailey Cohen

Paquette

Brianna Murray

Dr. Pangloss

James Ridge

Voltaire

English

Madison

United States

Overture Center for the Arts

Candide: Candide Bernstein

Public

Approved

A satirical novella by Voltaire meets a dazzling score by Leonard Bernstein in this 1956 operetta. The naïvely optimistic Candide sets out to explore the world, beset by an endless series of disasters, including war, an earthquake, and a shipwreck.

By turns funny, philosophical, and deeply moving, Candide mixes human foibles, supernatural catastrophes, and earthly adversity into a thoroughly entertaining whole. Come hear Bernstein’s legendary score, full of witty lyrics, romantic longing, and the greatest finale in all opera.

Martin Luther Clark
Candide

Jeni Houser
Cunegonde

Meredith Arwady
The Old Lady

Alan Dunbar
Pangloss / Martin

Robert A. Goderich
Governor / Vanderdendur

James Ridge
Voltaire

Luis Orozco
Maximilian

Hailey Cohen
Paquette

John DeMain
Conductor

Brian Cowing
Stage Director

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Ensemble