Written in the 1700s by Voltaire, “Candide” has become a popular operetta that has been adapted multiple times. Madison Opera presents its production at the Overture Center for the Arts April 26 and ...

Open with Leonard Bernstein’s “Candide” Overture. Close two hours later with John Philip Sousa’s “Stars and Stripes Forever” (a Boston Pops tradition). Fill the time in between with such offerings as ...

“For my money, it’s the second-best four-minute overture in history,” said DPO Artistic Director and Conductor Neal Gittleman, who gives the top spot to Mozart’s “Marriage of Figaro.” “ (However), the ...

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2 Watch: Next On Stage's High School & College Top 5 Revealed When I heard that Mary Zimmerman was going to give her interpretation on this classic, I knew I had to see it and I was not disappointed.

MADISON (WKOW) -- The opera 'Candide' is making its way to the Overture Center in downtown Madison this weekend. Madison Opera's General Director, Kathryn Smith, joined 27 News at 4 on Thursday to ...