Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide (1989)
This is the historic concert performance of the final operatic version of Bernstein's Candide. It was recorded on December 13, 1989 at the Barbican Centre, with Leonard Bernstein conducting the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, with a stellar cast of operatic stars gracing the solo parts. The programme lasts a full 2hrs 27 mins. It marks the end of a long and tortured journey for the musical/operetta that spent much of its first 35 years as an orphan in the musical wilderness.
- Date of release
- 1989-12-13
- Runtime
- 2h 27m
- Genres
- Music
- Director
- Humphrey Burton
Casting
- Christa Ludwig — Self
- Nicolai Gedda — Self
- Jerry Hadley — Self
- Adolph Green — Self
- June Anderson — Self
- London Symphony Orchestra — Self - Orchestra
- Leonard Bernstein — Self - Conductor
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