Leonard Bernstein
— Commentator
Jerry Hadley
— Candide
June Anderson
— Cunegonde
Adolph Green
— Mr. Pangloss / Martin
Kurt Ollmann
— Maximilian / Captain
Della Jones
— Paquette
Christa Ludwig
— The Old Lady
Nicolai Gedda
— Governor / Vanderdendur / Ragotski
Clive Bayley
— Bear Keeper / Inquisitor / Czar Ivan
Neil Jenkins
— Cosmetic Merchant / Inquisitor / Prince Charles Edward
Lindsey Benson
— Doctor / Inquisitor / King Slatinslaus
Richard Stuart
— Junkman / Inquisitor / King Hermman Augustus
John Treleaven
— Alchemist / Inquisitor / Sultan Achmet / Crook