Bernstein: Candide / CAFe 2018

Dr. Voltaire / Dr. Pangloss / Host / Sage / 2nd sheep: Péter Kálmán 

Candide: János Szemenyei

Cunegonde: Antonia Dunjko

Maximillian: Lajos Geiger

Old lady: Bernadett Wiedemann

Paquette: Zsófia Kálnay

Governor / Grand Inquisitor / 1st Bulgarian recruiting officer: Tamás Tarjányi

Huntsman / Bulgarian soldier / 1st agent of the Inquisition / Slave driver / 1st sailor: János Hajnal 

Baroness / 1st sheep: Etelka Polgár

Westphalian soldier / 2nd agent of the Inquisition / Governor’s aide / 2nd sailor: Márton Vincze 

Servant / 2nd Bulgarian recruiting officer / Agent / 3rd sailor: András Sütő

Baron / Don Issachar / Businessman / 4th sailor: Ottó Magócs

Lion: Máté Hámori

Three penitents / Three Spanish dons: Benjámin Szegedi, Márió Matyó, István Kristóf

Featuring: UMZE Chamber Ensemble, Pécs Ballet, Hungarian State Opera Chorus (choirmaster: Gábor Csiki)

Music: Leonard Bernstein

Stage adaptation: Hugh Wheeler

Lyrics: Richard Wilbur

Additional lyrics: Stephen Sondheim, John Latouche

Broadway production conceived and directed by: Harold Prince

Set: Erzsébet Túri

Costumes: Tünde Kemenesi

Dramaturgy: Gergely Zöldi

Assistant choirmaster: Dániel Erdélyi

Conductor: Máté Hámori

Choreographer: Balázs Vincze

Assistant to the director: András Aczél

Artistic assistant: Etelka Polgár

Director: György Böhm

This satirical parable from the age of Enlightenment is transported to the stage in an ingenious manner thanks to Leonard Bernstein’s music, which elevates the work’s complex message to the sphere of eternal truths. Voltaire’s work remains the same satirical unmasking of the private sins and public vices that can and will occur in an ordinary life. The heroes of the piece sometimes complete the stages of this adventurous journey through space and the realm of ideas at a madcap tempo, which may explain why it seems so relevant in our world. The action on the stage will take place on “islands” fashioned within the orchestra, while the surroundings will be represented by the dancers of Pécs Ballet.

Produced on Broadway by The Chelsea Theater Center of Brooklyn in conjunction with Harold Prince and Ruth Mitchell. Presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe) Limited.

The performance is not recommended for audiences under the age of 16.