Bernstein, Leonard - Candide (2CD) - Otter, Anne Sofie von

Marin Alsop conducts the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in a new recording of Bernstein's boisterous satirical operetta Candide. Almost three decades after the composer's own iconic orchestra recorded the work, Alsop's new version was recorded during Bernstein's centenary celebrations and features an outstanding cast of soloists, including Leonardo Capalbo (Candide), Jane Archibald (Cunégonde), Anne Sofie von Otter (Old Woman), and Sir Thomas Allen (Dr. Pangloss, Narrator). With lyrics by the sharp-witted Richard Wilbur and Dorothy Parker, as well as the young Stephen Sondheim, Candide combines boisterous humor with Leonard Bernstein's exceptional genius.