Actor and director Lonny Price, who directed the staged performance, also directed the telecast.
The two-act operetta, which debuted on Broadway in 1956, is based on Voltaire's novel, with lyrics by poet Richard Wilbur. The story follows the adventures of the hero Candide, who manages to remain comically optimistic in the face of harrowing events.
The production will include Bernstein’s incidental music for Lillian Hellman’s adaptation of The Lark, and Menotti’s The Unicorn, The Gorgon, and The Manticore.
Lileana Blain-Cruz's production of John Adams' opera-oratorio opened April 23.
Composer John Adams and theatre director Lileana Blain-Cruz retells the story of the Nativity, through the lens of Latin America.
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Lileana Blain-Cruz directs the new production, opening April 23.
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