New Zealand Opera’s production of Bernstein’s Candide opens this week at the Auckland Arts Festival. Leading man James Benjamin Rodgers and conductor Wyn Davies joined David Morriss to talk about Bernstein, how to unveil the heart of a character in an opera production and why Candide has become one of Bernstein’s most enduring works. They also play their favourite Bernstein songs and talk about the composers favourite singers.
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