Curtis Opera Theatre presents Bernstein’s "Candide"
Curtis Opera Theatre’s 2024–25 Centennial Series concluded last weekend with Leonard Bernstein timeless Candide — filled with sparkling wit, soaring melodies, and globe-trotting grandeur — at the Forrest Theatre, Philadelphia’s premier Broadway touring theatre. Director Emma Griffin and conductor David Charles Abell led an exciting cast of rising young opera stars and members of the Curtis Symphony Orchestra. “...the artistry of Curtis Opera Theatre takes flight,” writes Linda Holt in her review for Broad Street Review, Philadelphia's online arts and culture journal.
Conductor David Charles Abell and stage director Emma Griffin unbottled the explosive drive and pent-up talent of a cast of brilliant artists and musicians, and nurtured their development in these roles, taken on for a mere two performances. From the sizzling overture to the resounding final chorus, this was a class production allowing artists to shine and audiences to laugh unabashedly and perhaps shed a tear of appreciation for the gift of so much musical talent.
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