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lyricist:Richard Wilbur
composer:Leonard Bernstein
part of:Candide (order: 38)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1956-12-09Candide: Act II. What's the Use? (Madame Sofronia, Ferone, Prefect of Police, Prince Ivan) (Candide, 1956 original Broadway cast)Samuel Krachmalnick3:40
1988-04-16 – 1988-04-20What’s the Use?Ann Howard, Mark Tinkler, Leon Greene, Bonaventura Bottone, Scottish Opera Chorus, Peter Stanger, Scottish Opera Orchestra, Justin Brown4:04
1997What's the UseEric Stern3:05
1999-10What's the UseSimon Day, Beverley Klein, Denis Quilley & company, Elizabeth Renihan, Clive Rowe, Simon Russell Beale, NT Orchestra, Mark W. Dorrell3:20
2018-12-08 – 2018-12-09Candide: Act Two: What’s The UseliveAnne Sofie von Otter, Marcus Farnsworth, Frederick Jones, Jonathan Eyers, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop4:05
Candide: Act II, No. 27. What’s the UseNicolai Gedda, London Symphony Chorus, Christa Ludwig, Kurt Ollmann, John Treleaven, London Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein4:30
What’s the Use / Make Our Garden Growlive and medleyThe San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus and Orchestra6:31