In the Age of Enlightenment, people thought they lived in “the best of all possible worlds” because of the power of human reason. Armed with that belief, our naïve hero, Candide, ventures out into the big wide world expecting to find truth, beauty and wonder. He finds instead pestilence, plague, and pox (to name but a few)!

Some 40 fast-paced scenes whisk our hero around the globe—and us along with him—in a galloping, humorous and touching trip.

Where does he end up? Right back where he started … but with a slightly changed view of life. Yes, there’s evil. Yes, there’s good. And when it’s all tallied up, it’s not such a bad life after all. (It helps, of course, that he gets the girl in the end!)

Sung in English with projections above the stage.

CAST
Candide - Jonathan Boyd
Pangloss - Robert Orth
Cunegonde - Rachele Gilmore
Old Lady - Ann McMahon Quintero

Conductor - Cal Stewart Kellogg
Stage Director - Christopher Mattaliano

Season subscriptions available from Portland Opera.

Thinking about having dinner before the show?
Overlooking the dramatic Keller Fountain on the first balcony level of Keller Auditorium, the Keller Café is an elegant place to meet friends for dinner, drinks or dessert before your show. The Keller Café & Martini Bar is open an hour and a half prior to Portland Opera, Broadway, and Oregon Ballet Theatre performances. $22.00 per person / $10.00 per child (3-12)
Reservations are required- please call 503.432.2908.

Keller Café Menu for Candide (May 11, 17, & 19, 2012):
Broccoli Cheese Soup
Northwest Caesar Salad
Rolls with Butter
Seared Flat Iron Steak
Carving Station: Roasted Turkey, Cranberry & Apricot Compote
Roasted Root Vegetable Hash
Rosemary Yukon Gold Potatoes
Haricot Vert
Pecan Tart
Coffee/Decaf/Tea
$22.00 per person / $10.00 per child (3-12)
Reservations required.
*Menu subject to change*