Bernstein
CandideNew Rotterdam Wharf
Scottish Opera Production Studios, Glasgow:
11 , 13, 14, 16, 18 & 20 August 2022
This performance has now passed.
Show Details
Running time:
Approximately 3 hours including a 20-minute interval
Language:
Sung in English
Access:
Supertitles at all performances. Please note these may not always be visible for those with Standing tickets as you will be moving around the performance area.
Audio-described performance, Saturday 20 August, 6pm.
Ticket price:
£35 for standing and seated tickets
Concessions:
£20 for wheelchair users/registered disabled.
Free tickets for essential companions.
£10 tickets for Under 26s >>
Trigger warning and age recommendation:
Candide is an opera that looks at the world through satire and comedy. Please be aware spoken and sung text contains explicit language at times and the opera includes themes that some audience members may find distressing, including rape, violence, racism, police and border force scenes and drug use.
Recommended age: 14+
What the press said
'the not to be missed musical event of the season' ★★★★★ The Guardian
'as good, if not better, than anything to be seen at the Festival and Fringe' ★★★★★ The Herald
'deliciously witty and audacious' ★★★★★ The Telegraph
'sits perfectly with the utter idiocy of the Voltaire-inspired plot' ★★★★★ The Scotsman
'an extraordinarily enjoyable experience' ★★★★★ ScotsGay Arts
Online Programme
Read the synopsis and find out more about Candide in our Online Programme:
Cast & Creatives
Candide
William Morgan
Dr Pangloss/ Martin / Cacambo
Ronald Samm
Cunegonde
Paula Sides
Maximilian / Captain
Dan Shelvey
Paquette
Lea Shaw
Scottish Opera Emerging Artist 2021/22
The Old Lady
Susan Bullock
Baron / Governor / Vanderdendur / Ragotski
Jamie MacDougall
Actor
Sam Ebner-Landy
Conductor
Stuart Stratford
Director
Jack Furness
Designer
Tim Meacock
Lighting Designer
Clare O’Donoghue
Video Designer
Tim Reid
Choreographer
Maisie Newman
Associate Director
Annemiek van Elst
Intimacy Coordinator
Vanessa Coffey
Fight Director
David Goodall
Chorus of Candide
Sopranos
Rachael Brimley
Rachel Hynes
Monica Toll
Emily Mitchell
Mezzo-sopranos
Karen Murray
Jane Monari
Sarah Shorter
Alexandra Tiffin
Tenors
Monwabisi Lindi
Matthew Kimble
Declan McCusker
Christian Schneeberger
Cailean Swainson
David Douglas
Basses
Frank Church
Phil Gault
Paul Anwyl
Colin Murray
Alexey Gusev
Steven Faughey
Community Chorus
Robbie Allen, Anne Louise Anglim, Mitchum Bock, Carol Brown, Emily Brown, Moira Campbell, Neil Campbell, Lisa Chalmers, Minaxi Champaneri, Valerie Cleave, Caz Cockburn, Moya Cove, Fraser Dalziel, Jenny Douglas, Mohamed Elnour, Juliet Enoch, Linda Entwistle, Angela Estrada, Rezvan Faghani, Bernie Farrell, Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Marion Flett, Helena Gardiner, Izzy Gardner, Faly Gitamvu, Lydia Gitamvu, Queen Gitamvu, Will Haese-Hill, Julian Harrison, Anne Higgins, Ronnie Lamont, Susan Langridge, Francesca Latif, Alison Leask, Loralee Lee, Pratiksha-Kate Lee, Andrew Lockyer, Cerys MacGillivray, Kat MacLeod, Elly Marsella, Alice McBride, Emma McElroy, Morven McElroy, Stuart McElroy, Margaret McGregor, Margaret Mcmillan, Naomi Moore, Despoina Moussa, Lynne Murray, Kathy O’Donnell, Sekou Louis Ouattara, Barbara Quigley, Rhona Raeburn, Yasmin Shah,Malahat Shahinduran, Julia Sin, Syed-Arshiyan Ali, Syeda-Sadef Anwar, Anastasia Tariq, Eileen Taylor, Kidisti Tekle, Carole Turner, Siobhan Walsh, Mark Watson, Jane Whitaker, Deia Wilkinson, Lesley Wilkinson
Watch: Candide 2022
Trailer | Candide 2022
Meet the Candide Community Chorus: Sekou Louis | Candide 2022
Preparing the Event of the Summer | Candide 2022