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Free-Scoot Paris

Mónica Boixeda Only-Be, Parisian, Practical Guide of Paris

Free-Scoot is a motorbike rental company where you can find different models and move round without worrying about Parisian traffic.

‘Candide’ Operetta in Madrid

Mónica Boixeda Madrilenian, Only-Be, Things to do in Madrid

If you like the genre of operetta theater you´re in luck, because the Canal Theaters in Madrid offer you the opportunity to attend one of the most popular and expected performances of the season “Candide.” If you do not know about this fun musical genre know that the operetta is the little sister of the opera. An operation in which raw musical humor, satire and frames full of errors, absurdities and chaos take place. It was the people´s opera, a show which the humblest citizens could attend for an afternoon of laughter, humor and fun. Over time, the genre has evolved without losing its popular essence . “Candide” was composed by the brilliant American pianist, composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein. Which was based on the original story written by the eighteenth-century artist Voltaire. It tells the story of Candide, a disciple of Doctor Pangloss. The mentor instructs the apprentice and makes her understand and see the goodness and good faith in everything around her. Everything is viewed with optimism under the gaze of Candide, who along with her girlfriend Cunegonde and Dr. Pangloss begins a wild journey traveling around the world. During this journey the protagonist encounters situations that test her understanding of life, malice, envy, selfishness and suffering that crosses her path at every turn. How does Candide react to these situations? Can she assume the reality of the situations that happen to her? The play is full of double meanings and irony, satire and exceptional music that is a delight duringthe entire performance. Responsible for directing “Candide” in this new adaptation in Spain is the consecrated actor,... read more