Black Orpheus
Black Orpheus (Orfeu Negro), winner of the 1960 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, reimagines the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice in a favela in Rio de Janeiro during Carnivale. Based on the stage play Orfeu da Conceição by Vinícius de Moraes, the film features a celebrated bossa nova soundtrack by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Luis Bonfá.
This event is presented by the Hammer Museum at UCLA as part county-wide festival of performances, conversations and happenings inspired by LA Opera’s world premiere of Eurydice, a new opera created by composer Matthew Aucoin and librettist Sarah Ruhl. Learn more about the Eurydice Found festival on the LA Opera website.
Event Date: Wednesday, Jan. 15, 7:30 p.m.
Venue: Hammer Museum
Price: Free tickets are required and available at the Box Office one hour before the program. One ticket per person; first come, first served.
The Hammer is located at the corner of Westwood and Wilshire boulevards in Westwood Village, three blocks east of the 405 freeway’s Wilshire exit.
Parking is available under the museum.
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