from Act I of the English opera Candide by Leonard Bernstein

Libretto: Richard Wilbur

Role: Candide, a bastard in a noble family

Voice Part: tenor       Fach: lyric tenor

Setting: Westphalia, 18th century

Synopsis: After the castle of Thunder-ten-Tronck, the home Candide has known forever, is destroyed along with its inhabitants, Candide decides that he must head out on his own. He does not look forward to leaving all he knew, but tries to find whatever good he can find.