CANDIDE: A Comic Operetta Based on Voltaire's Satire

Hellman, Lillian, Leonard Bernstein, Richard Wilbur, John Latouche, and Dorothy Parker

Published by Random House, New York, 1957

Candide was originally conceived by Lillian Hellman as a play with incidental music in the style of her previous work, The Lark. Bernstein, however, was so excited about this idea that he convinced Hellman to do it as a "comic operetta"; she then wrote the original libretto for the operetta. Many lyricists worked on the show: first James Agee (whose work was ultimately not used), then Dorothy Parker, John Latouche, and Richard Wilbur. Illustrated with photographic illustrations from the 1956 original Broadway production at the Martin Beck Theatre. Octavo: [xii], 143 pp. Original gray cloth binding, with a pictorial label inset on the front board, and black and gilt stamping. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with a small number written in blue ink along the bottom of the rear panel. Seller Inventory # 77818

Bibliographic Details

Title: CANDIDE: A Comic Operetta Based on ...
Publisher: Random House, New York
Publication Date: 1957
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine
Edition: First Edition.