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Quote of the day by Voltaire: 'Dare to think for yourself' - inspiring quote by French philosopher and author of Candide teaches life lessons on independent thinking, courage, freedom and why you must think for yourself before accepting what you're told

Quote of the day by Voltaire: Voltaire, an Enlightenment thinker, urged people to dare to think for themselves. He believed independent thinking requires questioning assumptions and forming personal judgments. This courage allows individuals to live more honestly and develop their own understanding.

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Candide review – a joyous, dazzling, bonkers satire

Sydney Opera House, Joan Sutherland TheatreDean Bryant, one of Australia’s greatest directors, coaxes magic out of Voltaire’s novella in an operetta that is both funny and meaningful

The Guardian - AU

The climate crisis and all the evil in the world drives me to despair

The world will continue to be absurd, but you, with all your passion, can still make your corner of it more bearable

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Franne Lee, who designed costumes for 'SNL' and 'Sweeney Todd,' dies at 81

From SNL's Coneheads to Killer Bees, Broadway's Sweeney Todd and Candide, we remember Tony Award-winning costume designer Franne Lee who died on Aug. 27.

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Candide review – WNO go for broke with picaresque, Pythonesque craziness

Ed Lyon stands out in the titular role and there’s some witty animation, but Bernstein’s operetta feels too frenetic, with extra fizz forcefully injected

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: Aida; Candide; Manchester Collective: Weather – review

Verdi’s music reigns supreme in the Royal Opera’s austere new staging of Aida; a community Bernstein production raises the roof; and a cult 90s work has never felt more timely

The Guardian - UK

Candide review – Voltaire and Bernstein enter the social media era

A brilliantly reimagined and boldly immersive promenade performance, complete with flashmob choir, plays to the strengths of Leonard Bernstein’s witty operetta

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Viet Thanh Nguyen: ‘I didn’t notice the racism of Tintin’

The Pulitzer prize-winning novelist on the depiction of Vietnamese people, the fun in Voltaire’s Candide and memorable masturbation scenes

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