Cunegonde – Candide (Bernstein) | Rutgers Opera Theater (April 2024)

Bernstein: Candide

Opera Theater Rutgers & Rutgers Theater Company (April 4–7, 2024)

• Venue: New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC), New Brunswick, NJ

• Company: Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University

• Conductor: Ching-Chun Lai

• Stage Director: Mikhaela Mahony

• Assistant Conductor & Chorus Master: Stephanie Tubiolo

• Head Vocal Coach: Saffron Y. Chung

• Orchestra: Rutgers Symphony Orchestra

Featured Cast List (Fri/Sun Cast & Principal Characters)

• Cunégonde: Yeawon Jun (Fri/Sun) / Eunjin Lee (Thurs/Sat)

• Candide: Heejae Kim (Fri/Sun) / Siyuan Yin (Thurs/Sat)

• The Old Lady: Micaela Aldridge (Fri/Sun) / Shengnan Yang (Thurs/Sat)

• Paquette: Hayun Lee (Fri/Sun) / Jessica Vargas (Thurs/Sat)

• Dr. Pangloss / Martin: Yantian Sun (Fri/Sun) / Vincent Graña (Thurs/Sat)

• Maximilian: Carl Muhler (Fri/Sun) / Andreas Psillos (Thurs/Sat)

• Governor / Vanderdendur / Ragotski: Chichou Phillip Hsieh (Fri/Sun) / Julian Figueroa (Thurs/Sat)

• Voltaire: Natalie Hanaway

• Doctor / Inquisitor / Croupier: Ziliang Hao

• Junkman / Inquisitor / Charles Edward: Sydney Forrester Wilson