ENO Announces Additional 'Candide' Performances

 ENO today announces, owing to public demand, the addition of 2 extra performances of Robert Carsen's acclaimed staging of Candide. The additional performances are on Wednesday July 2 and Friday July 11 at 7.15pm. The full list of dates is below.

This co-production, part of ENO's 2007/8 Sky Arts Season, has played to enormous success at Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris and Teatro alla Scala Milan, and opens at the London Coliseum on Monday June 23rd 2008 (Press Night Wednesday June 25th).

As previously announced, the American soprano Anna Christy will sing the role of Cunegonde in Robert Carsen's award-winning production. Ms Christy was the first to sing the role in this production at its Paris premiere (December 2006), and in its La Scala production in 2006/07, earning rave reviews.  

Anna Christy will sing Cunegonde on June 23, 25, 27, 28 (plus matinee at 2pm) at 7.15pm & June 29 at 3pm. She shares the role with Marnie Breckenridge, who will sing on July 2, 4, 5 (plus matinee at 2pm), 6 (matinee only at 3pm), 9, 11 & 12 (plus matinee at 2pm) at 7.15pm.  

Making her London opera debut in this production, Ms. Breckenridge is a regular guest artist with San Francisco Opera and recently made her European debut with Prague State Opera in the role of Cunegonde.

The principal cast is Toby Spence Candide, Anna Christy / Marnie Breckenridge Cunegonde, Alex Jennings Doctor Pangloss/Voltaire, Beverley Klein The Old Woman, Robert Chafin The Grand Inquisitor, ENO Young Singer Mairéad Buicke Paquette, Mark Stone Maximilian and Ferlyn Brass Cacambo.  

The cast also includes Simon Butteriss, Adrian Brand, ENO Company Artist Graeme Danby, James Glenister and Philip Sheffield, each singing multiple roles.

Rumon Gamba conducts Robert Carsen's production. The sets are by Michael Levine (Anthony Minghella's Olivier Award-winning Madam Butterfly) with costumes by Buki Shiff and lighting by Robert Carsen & Peter Van Praet. The chorography is by Tony® Award-winner Rob Ashford (Parade, Evita, Guys & Dolls), making his ENO debut.

ENO's production of Candide opens at the London Coliseum on June 23 (Preview) and runs June 25 (Press Night), 27, 28 (plus matinee at 2pm) & 29 (matinee only at 3pm) and July 2, 4, 5 (plus matinee at 2pm), 6 (matinee only at 3pm), 9, 11 & 12 (plus matinee at 2pm) at 7.15pm.   

This production is supported by Lord and Lady Laidlaw.

Box Office now open: + 44 (0) 871 911 0200 or www.eno.org

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