https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEjMvYS1gAE

In case you’re interested, here is a link to Leonard Bernstein’s comedic operatic adaptation of Voltaire’s Candide. It was originally written and performed in 1956 (the linked version is much more recent). This might be an interesting adaptation for you to watch as it was written and performed immediately after World War II (and they make a few implicit references to the war), and makes a clearer link between the centuries in which they were written.

While watching, you might want to ask yourself, (1) what episodes were kept/cut for this version, and why did he focus on these elements in 1956? (2) If you were to adapt it again today in 2015, which episode(s) would be its main focus?