Kelsey Grammer makes his L.A. Opera debut co-starring with Broadway's Christine Ebersole in Leonard Bernstein's most troubled composition, 'Candide.' By Jordan Riefe Produced a year before Leonard ...

Written in the 1700s by Voltaire, “Candide” has become a popular operetta that has been adapted multiple times. Madison Opera presents its production at the Overture Center for the Arts April 26 and ...

This story was originally published by ArtsATL. In a season that has varied widely in its conceptual continuity, The Atlanta Opera’s “Candide” (through March 12 at the Cobb Energy Centre for the ...

Leonard Bernstein’s “Candide” is what’s known as a problem opera, or operetta, or musical; call it what you will. It seems that no one has ever quite managed to make it work, and so new hands are ...

Candide paints a picture for the potential future of L.A. Opera, which was founded in 1986 and has clawed its way to international relevance. The 2017-18 season has included highlights such as ...

The closing curtsies of the cast of Candide, an English-language operetta with music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Richard Wilbur, were met with thunderous applause on opening night. With a ...

The Garden State is the best place to be this week for fans of groundbreaking American opera, as new revivals of two of the best and most provocative works of the 20th century open this weekend. On ...