Orpheus and Eurydice (rock opera)

Orpheus and Eurydice is a 1975 rock opera album by Russian composer Alexander Zhurbin.

In 2003, the Opera was included in the Guinness book records as the musical, the maximum number of times played in one team (at the time of registration of the record the play was performed 2350 times)^[1].

Cast

• Orpheus as Albert Asadullin
• Eurydice as Irina Ponarovskaya
• Charon as Bogdan Wiwczaroski

Track listing

1. Prelude (1:06)
2. Duet of Orpheus and Eurydice (3:01)
3. Song of Orpheus (2:40)
4. Chorus of Messengers (1:37)
5. Farewell Scene (5:38)
6. Look Back (2:08)
7. Orchestral Interlude (:17)
8. Introduction to Contest (1:36)
9. Monologues of Singers (2:36)
10. Fortune's Arioso (1:44)
11. Singer's Contest (4:27)
12. Orpheus Song (4:02)
13. Orpheus' Glory (3:44)
14. Fortune's Monologue (3:06)
15. Charon's Monologue (2:58)
16. Meeting Scene (3:46)
17. Forgive Us, Eurydice (1:58)
18. Eurydice's Song (3:24)
19. Duet of Eurydice and Charon (1:24)
20. Drinking Song (3:53)
21. Fortune's Ballad (2:20)

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