Andrea Ranzi Candide
Bologna, Comunale Nouveau
About the Event
In 1755 an earthquake devastates Lisbon. Europe is shaken and intellectuals question: is it ever possible to argue like Leibniz that this is the best of all possible worlds? Voltaire bitingly responds with the novella Candide, a journey of the naive protagonist and his master Pangloss of unwavering optimism. Three centuries later, the world has not yet recovered from World War II and finds itself in the Cold War. The United States presents itself as an ideal world, but persecutes its artists and intellectuals. Leonard Bernstein is also targeted by McCarthyism, which he in turn pillories by renewing Voltaire’s satire. A first draft in 1956, various textual revisions over the years and a revision in 1989 confirm, in spite of the cold critical reception at the debut, the vitality of an ironic, light and profound operetta, overwhelming in musical invention, worthy of one of the greatest conductors, composers, communicators and intellectuals of the 20th century.
Practical Information
You must print out your order confirmation and show it at the box office to collect your regular ticket, starting one hour before the start of the performance, at the Teatro Comunale Nouveau at Piazza della Costituzione, 4.
Program
- Leonard Bernstein – Candide
Cast / Production
Candide Kévin Amiel July 04, 08 Marco Miglietta July 05, 07
Cunegonde Tetiana Zhuravel July 04, 08 Francesca Benitez July 05, 07
Voltaire/Dr. Pangloss/Martin/CacamboBruno Taddia July 04, 08 Valdis Jansons July 05, 07
The Old Lady Madelyn Renée July 04, 08 Benedetta Mazzetto July 05, 07
Maximilian/Captain/Tsar Ivan John Chest July 04, 08 Michele Patti July 05, 07
Paquette Aloisa Aisemberg July 04, 08 Eleonora Filipponi July 05, 07
Governor/Vanderdendur/Ragotski Raphael Feo July 04, 08 Maximilian Chiarolla July 05, 07
Director Renato Zanella
Conductor Kevin Rhodes
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale Bologna
Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Address
Comunale Nouveau, Piazza della Costituzione 4, Bologna, Italy — Google Maps
