Opera in the Ozarks Presents Candide, The Marriage of Figaro, Suor Angelica, & Gianni Schicchi
Candide, Leonard Bernstein’s satirical operetta based on Voltaire’s novella, follows the naive Candide as he endures a whirlwind of disasters—war, earthquake, shipwreck, slavery—while clinging to his tutor Dr. Pangloss’s lesson that this is “the best of all possible worlds”. He travels the globe searching for his love, Cunegonde, facing absurdity and cruelty. He eventually learns ...