Candide > Concert Cast

Date: December 8, 2018
Type: Audio / Concert Cast
Method: Live
Language: English
Location: UK / England / London
Theatre/Venue: Barbican Hall
Lyrics: Leonard Bernstein (491), Lillian Hellman (9), John Latouche (73), Stephen Sondheim (702), John Wells (8)
Book: Lonny Price (29), Hugh Wheeler (22)
Conductor: Marin Alsop (9)
Performer: Thomas Allen (53) — Dr Pangloss, Narrator, Jane Archibald (2) — Cunégonde, Carmen Artaza, Thomas Atkins (2), Liam Bonthrone, Leonardo Capalbo — Candide, Jonathan Eyers, Marcus Farnsworth (3), Guildhall School Young Artists, Frederick Jones, London Symphony Chorus (4), Lucy McAuley, Katherine McIndoe, Anne Sofie von Otter (11) — The Old Lady
Musician: London Symphony Orchestra (49)
Notes: Made almost three decades after the composer's own iconic recording with the Orchestra, Alsop's new version was captured during celebratory concerts marking Bernstein's centenary year, and features an outstanding array of soloists, including Leonardo Capalbo (Candide), Jane Archibald (Cunégonde), Anne Sofie von Otter (The Old Lady) and Sir Thomas Allen (Dr Pangloss, Narrator).
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