FSU Opera presents Leonard Bernstein’s Candide. November 2–5 in Ruby Diamond Concert Hall. Tickets available through the College of Music Box Office, 850-645-7949.
The story of Candide is a French satire first published by Voltaire in 1759. The story begins with Candide and a group of his peers being taught by his mentor, Pangloss, that his current home life is “The Best of All Possible Worlds.” It is at this point that a series of truly unfortunate events begin to unfold, leading Candide to question the validity of his mentor’s proclamation.
Following its premier as a musical in 1956, Leonard Bernstein revised the piece for a number of years finally coming to what he called his “final revised version” for the Scottish Opera in 1988. Matthew Lata and Douglas Fisher guide the USO Orchestra and FSU student cast in this wonderful production presented at Ruby Diamond Concert Hall.
Performances are November 2-4, 2017, at 7:30 p.m., with a matinee performance on Sunday, November 5, 2017, at 3:00 p.m. in Ruby Diamond Concert Hall. Pre-opera lectures will be held in Westcott 060 one hour prior to curtain. Tickets are available through the College of Music Box Office: (850) 645-7949.
$20 adult; $15 seniors and non-FSU students; $10 FSU students with ID
Phone: 850-645-7949
2017/11/02 - 2017/11/05
Additional time info:
Pre-opera lectures will be held in Westcott 060 one hour prior to curtain for each performance.
Ruby Diamond Concert Hall - Florida State University
222 S Copeland St, Tallahassee, FL 32306
General parking is available in the St. Augustine Garage located on the corner of Pensacola and Copeland Streets, and the Call Street Garage located on corner of Call and Macomb Streets. Accessible parking is available at the North Entrance of Ruby Diamond Concert Hall and along Convocation Way. The accessible entrance drop-off area is located at the north entrance of Ruby Diamond (the roundabout) and may be accessed by Convocation Way. Elevators are available to take patrons to the appropriate floor. Ushers will help direct patrons to the elevators.