Orpheus and Eurydice (Russian:Орфей и Эвридика,romanized: Orfey i Evridika,IPA:[ɐrˈfʲejˈiɪvrʲɪˈdʲikə]) is a 1975 rock opera album byRussian composerAlexander Zhurbin with a libretto byYuri Dimitrin.

In 2003, the Opera was included in theGuinness 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][citation needed]}

The album was recorded by soviet rock bandPojuschie Gitary, and features the following performers:^[2]

• Albert Asadullin asOrpheus
• Irina Ponarovskaya asEurydice
• Bogdan Wiwczaroski asCharon
• Olga Levitskaya as Fortune

Part 1:

1. Overture (1:37)
2. Orpheus fell in love with Eurydice... (1:09)
3. The first duet of Orpheus and Eurydice and the song of Orpheus ("When Orpheus Sings") (5:38)
4. Choir of Messengers ("It's coming, it's coming...") (1:38)
5. Farewell scene (1:25)
6. Eurydice's Aria ("The Song of the Dewdrop") (3:43)
7. Eurydice's Parting Words (0:37)
8. The First Song ("Look Around") (2:18)
9. Interlude (1:36)
10. Singers and Fortune (4:22)
11. Competition of Singers (4:26)
12. Orpheus's Performance (3:16)
13. Glorification Scene (4:34)
14. The Appearance of Fortune ("Called me, called me, my singer...") (3:05)
15. Charon's Song ("Another youngster meets spring...") (2:58)
16. Meet, Eurydice (1:06)
17. The first return of Orpheus (4:44)
18. The second song ("Forgive us, Eurydice...") (1:59)

Part 2:

1. Interlude ("Storm over the Lake") and Eurydice's song ("Orpheus, I know her by sight...") (6:00)
2. Eurydice and Charon duet (1:59)
3. Drunken Scene (4:18)
4. Aria of Fortune ("All unlucky as one...") (2:49)
5. Scene of Orpheus and Charon and Charon's song (8:32)
6. Aria of Orpheus ("I Lost Eurydice...") (3:52)
7. Parting Words of Fortune (1:39)
8. The Third Song ("Pendulum") (2:29)
9. Waiting for Orpheus (1:27)
10. Meet Eurydice (0:41)
11. Scene of the second return of Orpheus (3:13)
12. Chorus of Messengers ("It's coming, it's coming...") (2:04)
13. The Disappearance of Eurydice (1:34)
14. Finale (3:50)

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