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Candide (1956) is a comic operetta by Leonard Bernstein, based on the novella of the same name by Voltaire. It has existed in many versions but is now generally performed with a book by Hugh Wheeler. The primary lyricist was Richard Wilbur.
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Candide is the title character of Voltaire’s satire, Candide. His adventure story forms the core of the satire’s plot.
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