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evidence: Candide is an operetta with music composed by Leonard Bernstein , based on the 1759 novella of the same name by Voltaire .. Leonard Bernstein. Leonard Bernstein. Candide. Candide. Voltaire. Voltaire. operetta. operetta. novella. novella. of the same name. Candide. The operetta was first performed in 1956 with a libretto by Lillian Hellman ; but since 1974 it has been generally performed with a book by Hugh Wheeler which is more faithful to Voltaire 's novel .. Lillian Hellman. Lillian Hellman. Hugh Wheeler. Hugh Wheeler. Voltaire. Voltaire. operetta. operetta. libretto. libretto. The primary lyricist was the poet Richard Wilbur .. Richard Wilbur. Richard Wilbur. Other contributors to the text were John Latouche , Dorothy Parker , Lillian Hellman , Stephen Sondheim , John Mauceri , John Wells , and Bernstein himself .. John Latouche. John La Touche ( lyricist ). Dorothy Parker. Dorothy Parker. Lillian Hellman. Lillian Hellman. Stephen Sondheim. Stephen Sondheim. John Mauceri. John Mauceri. John Wells. John Wells ( satirist ). Maurice Peress and Hershy Kay contributed orchestrations .. Maurice Peress. Maurice Peress. Hershy Kay. Hershy Kay. Although unsuccessful at its premiere , Candide has now overcome the unenthusiastic reaction of early audiences and critics and achieved enormous popularity .. Candide. Candide. It is very popular among major music schools as a student show because of the quality of its music and the opportunities it offers to student singers .