That’s a dichotomy that encapsulates the show’s history — it has more versions than Boris Godunov — since it first rose from the repressive chill of 1950s ...

Candide is his most enduring work—a raw ... In his own words, he concludes, “We must cultivate our garden.” ...

The play ends with all surviving characters including Candide, Cunégonde and Pangloss among others living on a farm and finding happiness and contentedness in cultivating their garden. The goal is not ...