![]() In addition, the lyrics to "I Am Easily Assimilated" were done by Leonard and Felicia Bernstein, and Hellman wrote the words to "Eldorado". Many lyricists worked on the show: first James Agee (whose work was ultimately not used), then Dorothy Parker, John Latouche and Richard Wilbur. Bernstein, however, was so excited about this idea that he convinced Hellman to do it as a "comic operetta" she then wrote the original libretto for the operetta. ![]() Although unsuccessful at its premiere, Candide has now overcome the unenthusiastic reaction of early audiences and critics and achieved more popularity.Ĭandide was originally conceived by Lillian Hellman as a play with incidental music in the style of her previous work, The Lark. Maurice Peress and Hershy Kay contributed orchestrations. ![]() Other contributors to the text were John Latouche, Dorothy Parker, Lillian Hellman, Stephen Sondheim, John Mauceri, John Wells, and Bernstein himself. The primary lyricist was the poet Richard Wilbur. The operetta was first performed in 1956 with a libretto by Lillian Hellman but since 1974 it has been generally performed with a book by Hugh Wheeler which is more faithful to Voltaire's novel. ![]() Candide is an operetta with music composed by Leonard Bernstein, based on the 1759 novella of the same name by Voltaire. ![]()
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