Bernstein Season: Candide
Against the backdrop of the McCarthy witch-hunts of the 1950s, Bernstein and playwright Lillian Hellman found inspiration in Voltaire's satirical novella Candide, set in mid-18th-century France, to parody their own turbulent times. This starstudded concert performance was given at the Royal Festival Hall, London, in February. Presented by Tommy Pearson with Humphrey Burton.
Other parts played by Anna-Jane Casey (mezzo),
Bonaventura Bottone , Andrew Busher and Christopher Dee (tenors), Mark Meadows and Bruce Ogston (baritones) Maida Vale Singers, members of the Trinity
College of Music Choir, BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Rumon Gamba