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Thank you for sharing! I just wanted to know why I can only hear it in one side of my headphones

What a delightful edition! Candide is a contemporary masterpiece and this is the most sparkling version I ever saw, perfect in spirit and humour.

2:45 - overture 8:30 - life is happiness 10:00 - 2c 13:28 - best of all possible worlds 19:05 - oh happy we 30:00 - battle scene 31:03 - candides lament 37:35 - dear boy 43:35 - earthquake music 53:50 - paris waltz 56:35 - glitter and be gay 1:02:45 - you were dead 1:09:10 - travel to the stables 1:13:20 - universal good 1:14:45 - i am easily assimilated 1:19:55 - quartet finale 1:32:15 - assimilated utility 1:35:40 - my love 1:36:40 - maxs reprise 1:40:15 - governors exit music 1:41:10 - quiet 1:45:40 - alleluia 1:53:55 - ballad of eldorado 2:03:40 - bon voyage 2:12:00 - money 2:15:55 - we are women 2:32:20 - universal good

It will never work dramatically. The score is an all-timer, but the book will never work.

The Mass is being presented in St. Catharines, Ontario at the end of May 2024. The performing arts centre is a short drive into Canada from either Niagara Falls, NY or Buffalo, NY.

One of the remarkable things about this live performance conducted by Msuceri is the BBC mixing of the orchestral playing, You can hear colors from Bernstein’s brilliant symphonic orchestration that get lost in other videod performances. A first rate cast and chorus.

This production has great production values and staging, but I find the line readings to fall flat, the acting over wrought and not quite executing the broad humor that they intended, and some of the performers are clearly better singers than actors.

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During "Maestro", the most beautiful part of "Mass" is used. (app. 1:45) I wanted to like the entire piece, but found that I didn't - until the final movement. Overall, "Mass" is a tribute to many American musical styles.

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What a lot of self-indulgent nonsense.

A brilliant production of Candide.

As a band geek kid in Jr High our brilliant band teacher/director chose Overture to Candide as one of our concert pieces. I was immensely proud to be first chair flute and also had a piccolo. I ate the solo up and now every time I hear any song from Candide I am taken back. Tonight I watched Bernstein and while I love all his pieces, Candide is my favorite. I had never seen the entire play until one night I was surfing channels and saw Kristin Chenoweth and Patti LuPone concert on PBS. It was a great evening!

Nickolas Grace is perfection.

The celebrant is so HOT, he can celebrate me any time any way he wants lol

The "Amadeus" duet - quite delightful.

How one longs to be capable of catching every spoken word. But the acoustic technologies of the day do not permit it. When an Opera is in Italian or German one accepts missing the occasional expression. But, in English the same can't be said. It's all so good, which makes it even more frustrating.

However "allegro con brio" Lenny may have intended for the Overture, I would nonetheless maintain that a slight slowing down of the breakneck pace in which this performance begins might benefit in allowing the listener to better distinguish the subtlety of Bernsteins' thrilling lines of instrumental counterpoint. John Wells taught me French at school. I was invited to dinner at LB's Italy home in 1967. An incredible evening. This was despite my taking the piss by singing a satirical off-key "Maria" on first spotting him at a distance. Now for the rest. Rather like being faced with a sumptuous feast for the first time.

Great performance, well stated and played

I was lucky enough to work on this - and met the great man himself - I was a Stage Manager for the BBC at the time - glorious music, there were a few moments when i had to take my headphones off each night - as I didn't want all the chatter from the scanner in my ears! I just spotted myself at the beginning - a mere 35 years ago!

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Just a wonderful opera by the great Bernstein and of course Voltaire's wonderful picaresque story.

amazing and Nicholas Grace is a delight and a Bernstein's humorous voice...

I love this production ! I’m new to the total story ….The music finally makes sense ! Thank you for showing it on TH-cam !

voice from the side is supposed to say "The MAss has ended, Go in Peace", not the Celebant.

"... for God is the simplest of all..." True words, and the Mass demonstrates what happens if we overcomplicate the World and His words.

Without Barbara Cook, you can’t call this “ the best” production of Candide . Her performance remains unsurpassed. Kristen Chenowith is a close second.

I'd like to know who all these people are - but what does Marin Alsop have to with it?? Amazing performance from absolutely everyone, and the conducting is terrific

Anthony Blanche , Nickolas Grace is in this.

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This always makes me weep and think of my zany, sad incredible life of 70 years. So much left to go.

Yo, when I say Maestro Bernstein … is like the friggin Mozart of the 20th century…. I can’t overstate that. He doesn’t compose “normal” stuff. He doesn’t compose just straight forward typical chord progressions. Like Mozart did not fit in the comfy confines of the run of the mill maestros of his time. I have never been able to listen to the finale of the “Mass” without snotting up & needing kleenex. 🤧😭 “Laudate…” all of that. Then, He drops that final hammer with the “Almighty Father Incline Thine Ear… section to the finale. It is b r e a t h t a k i n g! WHO COMPOSES THOSE TYPES OF dissonant lines & progressions???? 🤷🏽‍♀️ Maestro Bernstein, that’s who. I Cry every frickin time. There’s no way melodically it could have been … a more powerful end to the “Mass.” woo! 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 And using those words that beseech The Most High Yahweh’s hand of protection. It’s truly overwhelming. #artsSchoolEducation saves Lives

It's great to see Lenny Bernstein in the audience.

Excellent. Mauceri is a great conductor of musicals. Read the book too. Quite short.

I saw this when it was first broadcast in 1988, I was 17 and it just brings all those memories flooding back. Thank you for uploading it

I love this performance! It's the best at least on TH-cam...until 1:44:39 where it freezes. Oh well, thanks for sharing this incredible performance. I wish I could buy a DVD of this 1981 interpretation. The singing is magnificent. ❤

This is so funny!!! Thank you for posting this!

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If I were the conductor I would be scared with Bernstein in the audience

I find this opera weird but the music is good and top notch.

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i keep coming back to this production because it is, in my opinion the best of all possible Candides. The perfect balance of book and score. Every role is perfectly cast, even down to the chorus members.

I am Catholic and I wish all our masses were musicals.

I was at this in Glasgow,it was amazing

Beautiful production of modern opera, fantastic🎉🎉🎉

14:13 "OBJEEEEEECTION! What about snakes?" *eWwW*

This is truly amazing.

Overwhelming production of this magnificent work!

I love is I was only 11 when my School Perform their I'll be 53 this years & it feels like yesterday watching this Great Performance in DC Salute to the Brooklyn Boys Chorus 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

Don’t know why but the songs that are catchy are 9:57 (The music is the one that. Catches my eye)