Candide Tickets
About Candide
Come on a wild and witty journey through the best of all possible worlds.
Life is happiness, indeed. Or so believes Candide at the start of his great adventure through a world gone mad. By the end? Just wait and see.
Leonard Bernstein’s genius is on full display: from the exuberant overture (a favourite of concert orchestras around the world), to the soprano showpiece ‘Glitter and Be Gay’ and the touching choral finale ‘Make Our Garden Grow’.
This new staging by award-winning director Dean Bryant was a smash hit upon its Melbourne premiere in 2024, with critics declaring it “the best of all possible productions” (Australian Book Review).
Musical theatre renaissance man Eddie Perfect and the star of Hamilton Lyndon Watts reprise their roles in a production that delivers both first-rate comedy and the symphonic magic of Bernstein’s score.
Since its premiere, Candide has defied classification — it’s played seasons on Broadway but has been embraced by many of the world’s great opera houses as part of the canon. Is it operetta or musical theatre? Whatever the case, it has some of the best music and most rollicking adventures you’ll see in any theatre.
Run time
2hr 30min. Incl. 1 Interval.
Start date
20th January, 2025
End date
14th March, 2025
Categories
Venue
Joan Sutherland Theatre | Sydney Opera House
Accessibility
Complete access information for all Sydney Opera House theatres may be found here
There are a number of wheelchair and companion seating locations in all theatres. To book accessible seating contact Box Office on +61 2 9250 7777
Directions
GETTING TO THE VENUE:
BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT: The Sydney Opera House is a six-minute walk to Circular Quay which is regularly served by public buses, trains and ferries to Circular Quay.
BY BICYCLE: Bicycle parking is located beneath the Monumental Steps.
BY CAR: Wilson Parking owns and operates the public Sydney Opera House Car Park, which is located at 2 Macquarie Street (Northern end). The car park is open 24 hours, 7 days a week, and has undercover access to the Sydney Opera House Lower Concourse.
Further information of getting to the Sydney Opera House can be found here.
More information about Candide
Conductor: Brett Weymark
Director: Dean Bryant
Set and Costume Designer: Dann Barber
Lighting Designer: Matt Scott
Choreographer: Freya List
Music: Leonard Bernstein
Book: Hugh Wheeler after Voltaire
Lyrics: Richard Wilbur
Additional Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim, John La Touche, Lillian Hellman, Dorothy Parker & Leonard Bernstein
Orchestrations: Leonard Bernstein & Hershy Kay
Musical continuity and additional orchestration: John Maucery
CAST
Voltaire/ Pangloss: Eddie Perfect
Candide: Lyndon Watts
Cunegonde: Annie Aitken __ Old Lady: Dominica Mathews
Maximilian: Euan Fistrovic Doidge
Paquette: Cathy-Di Zhang
Cacambo: Eddie Muliaumaseali'i
Governor/ Vanderdendur: John Longmuir
Martin: Andrew Moran
Performed with: Opera Australia Orchestra & Opera Australia Chorus
*Subject to change
Frequently asked questions
What is the running time of Candide?
Candide runs for 2hr 30min. Incl. 1 Interval.
Which theatre is Candide at?
Candide is at Sydney's Joan Sutherland Theatre | Sydney Opera House, which is located at Bennelong Point, Sydney, 2000.
How much are tickets for Candide?
Candide tickets start at $84.
How do you get tickets for Candide?
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