Candide is a prized jewel in the City Opera repertory but is it an opera or is it a musical?  Dramaturg Cori Ellison poses this question and many more to three key players in this spring’s City Opera revival.  Plus they reveal their favorite moments from this work.

 

Act I (1:04) - City Opera baritone Kyle Pfortmiller, who reprises the role of Maximilian

 

Act II (10:28) - Daniel Reichard, who recently ended his three-year run as Bob Gaudio in Broadway’s Jersey Boys to take the title role in Candide

 

Act III (17:36) - Legendary producer and director Harold Prince, who helms City Opera’s signature Candide production