“Italy had its renaissance, Germany its reformation, France had Voltaire”, the historian Will Durant once commented. Born François-Marie Arouet, Voltaire (1694-1778) was known in his lifetime as the ...

Reading is one of my passions. I like books that make me think. Voltaire’s Candide is one of those exceptional novels that work on the reader’s sensibilities. "‘The most useful books," he wrote, "are ...

The closing curtsies of the cast of Candide, an English-language operetta with music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Richard Wilbur, were met with thunderous applause on opening night. With a ...

oltaire’s 17 th century Candide ou l’Optimisme (Candide: Optimism) is not merely a hallmark of the Enlightenment Age and holds as much relevance today as it did then, as it serves as a guide to more ...

They said this day would never happen. Leonard Bernstein’s musical adaptation of Voltaire’s picaresque satire flopped on Broadway in 1956. It was re-worked and rediscovered in Los Angeles 10 years ...

‘Candide’ When: Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m.; matinees Sundays at 3 p.m. Through March 10. Where: Theatre Project, 45 W. Preston St. Tickets: $10-$16. Call: 752-8558. *** Touchstone ...

The fever dream that is Leonard Bernstein’s Candide is born again with the reconstituted New York City Opera, along with the happy delirium that is the hallmark of Harold Prince’s revival of this ...

French fashion house Zadig & Voltaire recently launched the Candide bag, a practical yet stylish bag in line with the brand's feeling of easy luxury: chic, young, and fresh, with a little rock n' roll ...