Orfeu da Conceição

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Orfeu da Conceição began as a play with music by the poet Vinicius de Moraes and the composer Antônio Carlos Jobim, which premiered in Rio de Janeiro in 1956. The play transposes the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice to a contemporary favela during carnival. The soundtrack was released in the same year on a 10-inch LP on Odeon. It is regarded as the first album of songs by the duo Jobim and De Moraes, who together wrote the seven numbers for the play.

Jobim orchestrated the music and conducted Le Grand Orchestre Odeon, an orchestra of 35 musicians. Luiz Bonfá plays guitar, Roberto Paiva sings the songs and De Moraes himself declaims Orpheus's monologue. The record was recorded in hi-fi. The play later became the basis for the 1959 film Orfeu Negro.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Ouverture6:51Apple Music ↗
2. 2Monólogo de Orfeu2:56Apple Music ↗
3. 3Um Nome de Mulher2:09Apple Music ↗
4. 4Se Todos Fossem Iguais a Você3:35Apple Music ↗
5. 5Mulher, Sempre Mulher2:00Apple Music ↗
6. 6Eu e o Meu Amor1:45Apple Music ↗
7. 7Lamento no Morro2:08Apple Music ↗

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