| Other author/creator | Wilbur, Richard, 1921-2017 lyricist. |
| Other author/creator | Wheeler, Hugh, 1912-1987 author. |
| Other author/creator | Hellman, Lillian, 1905-1984 lyricist. |
| Other author/creator | Latouche, John, 1914-1956 lyricist. |
| Other author/creator | Parker, Dorothy, 1893-1967 lyricist. |
| Other author/creator | Sondheim, Stephen lyricist. |
| Other author/creator | Hadley, Jerry performer. |
| Other author/creator | Anderson, June, 1952- performer. |
| Other author/creator | Jones, Della performer. |
| Other author/creator | Green, Adolph performer. |
| Other author/creator | Ludwig, Christa performer. |
| Other author/creator | Gedda, Nicolai performer. |
| Other author/creator | Ollmann, Kurt performer. |
| Other author/creator | Bayley, Clive performer. |
| Other author/creator | Jenkins, Neil performer. |
| Other author/creator | Benson, Lindsay, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Suart, Richard, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Treleaven, John, 1950- performer. |
| Other author/creator | Burton, Humphrey, 1931-2025 director. |
| Other author/creator | Kay, Hershy. |
| Other author/creator | Mauceri, John. |
| Included Work | Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990. Candide. |
| Included Work | Voltaire, 1694-1778. Candide. |
| Other author/creator | London Symphony Orchestra performer. |
| Other author/creator | London Symphony Chorus, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Deutsche Grammophon Video. |
| Other author/creator | Video Music Productions. |
| Abstract |
Leonard Bernstein's operetta, based on the classic Voltaire story. Voltaire's Candide begins in Westphalia, Germany, where Candide is tortured by noted philosopher Doctor Pangloss on the idea that "all is for the best...in this best of all worlds." Candide first accepts this philosophy, but as he experiences war, poverty, the maliciousness of man, and the hypocrisy of the church, he begins to doubt Pangloss. |
| Local note | EMUSIC- 305140003651 |
| General note | Lyrics by Leonard Bernstein, Lillian Hellman, John La Touche, Dorothy Parker, Stephen Sondheim, Richard Wilbur; narrative written by Leonard Bernstein and John Wells. |
| General note | Orchestrations by Leonard Bernstein and Hershy Kay; additional orchestrations by John Mauceri. |
| General note | "Final revised version, 1989"--Container. |
| General note | Concert performance. |
| General note | Originally produced in 1991. |
| General note | Program notes by John Wells and plot synopsis in English (12 p.) inserted in container. |
| Credits | Lyrics by Leonard Bernstein, Lillian Hellman, John La Touche, Dorothy Parker, Stephen Sondheim, Richard Wilbur; narrative written by Leonard Bernstein and John Wells. |
| Credits | Orchestrations by Leonard Bernstein and Hershy Kay; additional orchestrations by John Mauceri. |
| Performer |
Jerry Hadley (Candide) ; June Anderson (Cunegonde) ; Adoph Green (Dr. Pangloss, Martin) ; Christa Ludwig (Old lady) ; Nicolai Gedda (Governor, Vanderdendur, Ragotski) ; Della Jones (Paquette) ; Kurt Ollmann (Maximilian, Captain) ; Clive Bayley (Bear-Keeper, Inquisitor, Tsar Ivan) ; Neil Jenkins (Cosmetic Merchant, Inquisitor, Price Charles Edward) ; Lindsay Benson (Doctor, Inquisitor, King Stanislaus) ; Richard Suart (Junkman, Inquisitor, King Hermann Augustus) ; John Treleaven (Alchemist, Inquisitor, Sultan Achmet, Crook) ; supporting soloists ; London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra ; Leonard Bernstein, conductor. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Videotaped at the Barbican Centre, London, 13 December 1989. |
| Technical details | DVD; PCM stereo., DTS 5.0, Dolby digital 5.0; aspect ratio 4:3; region code 0 (worldwide). |
| Language | Sung in English; subtitles in English, German and French. |
| Genre/form | Concert films. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| UPC |
044007342596 |
| Publisher number | B0006905-09 Deutsche Grammophon |