Candide: A Comic Operetta Based On Voltaire's Satire is a musical adaptation of the classic satirical novella by French philosopher Voltaire. The book was written by American playwright Lillian Hellman and features music by composer Leonard Bernstein. The story follows the journey of the naive and optimistic Candide as he travels the world, encountering a series of misfortunes and tragedies that challenge his beliefs and worldview. The operetta is known for its witty and irreverent commentary on religion, philosophy, and ...
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Candide: A Comic Operetta Based On Voltaire's Satire is a musical adaptation of the classic satirical novella by French philosopher Voltaire. The book was written by American playwright Lillian Hellman and features music by composer Leonard Bernstein. The story follows the journey of the naive and optimistic Candide as he travels the world, encountering a series of misfortunes and tragedies that challenge his beliefs and worldview. The operetta is known for its witty and irreverent commentary on religion, philosophy, and society, and is considered a landmark work of musical theater. With its catchy tunes, clever lyrics, and biting humor, Candide has become a beloved classic of the stage, entertaining audiences for generations.Additional Contributors Are John Latouche And Dorothy Parker.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. First edition. Score by Leonard Bernstein. Lyrics by Richard Wilbur; other lyrics by John Latouche and Dorothy Parker. Illustrated from three scenes of the play. Boards stamped in black and gilt with applied photographic illustration. Book is lightly musty, spine faintly tanned, very good in an about very good dust jacket with uneven modest tanning, especially on the spine and folds, and a bit of wear to the extremities.
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Add this copy of Candide; a Comic Operetta Based on Voltaire's Satire to cart. $45.00, good condition, Sold by Bucks County Bookshop rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Doylestown, PA, UNITED STATES, published by New York, Random House, 1957.
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First Edition, First Printing (stated; jacket flap dated 3/57). --Other lyrics by John Latouche and Dorothy Parker. Includes photos from the stage play. --Hardcover, actor photo insert on front-cover. Condition: very good minus (touch of wear at spine tips). with fair dust jacket (front panel is bright, but spine chipped across lettering and at foot, corner chip). --However, this scarce first edition has no ownership, not price-clipped and no remainder mark.
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