Amália a l'Olympia explained

Amália a l'Olympia
Type:	live
Artist:	Amália Rodrigues
Cover:	Amália a l'Olympia.png
Released:	1956
Genre:	Fado
Length:	41:09
Label:	Columbia

Amália a l'Olympia is a live album recorded by Amália Rodrigues and released on the Columbia label (FSX 123). It was recorded live at l'Olympia in Paris and released in 1956. She was accompanied on Portuguese guitar by Domingos Camarinha and on viola by Santos Moreira.^[1]

The 1956 concert at the Olympia began a long history of Amália recording at the venue. Her Paris recordings were collected in 2020 on a five-disc box set.^[2]

In a review of the album, Stephen Cook of Allmusic.com wrote: "Rodrigues can be heard here in optimal environs, with just the sound of her passionate voice, a fado guitar duo, and hundreds of adoring fans. A highlight of the Rodrigues catalog."^[3]

The album was later reissued on compact disc under various titles, including At the Olympia Theatre and Live at the Paris Olympia 1956.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Track listing

Side A

1. Uma Casa Portuguesa
2. Nem Às Paredes Confesso
3. Ai Mouraria
4. Perseguição
5. Tudo Isto É Fado
6. Fado Corrido
7. Barco Negro

Side B

1. Coimbra
2. Sabe-Se Lá
3. A Tendinha
4. Lá Vai Lisboa
5. Que Deus Me Perdoe
6. Lisboa Antiga
7. Amália

Notes and References

1. Web site: Amalia A L'Olympia. Discogs. November 28, 2020.
2. News: 100 anos de Amália. Quando a diva conquistou Paris, arrebatou corações e se atirou ao mundo. BLITZ Expreso. July 23, 2020.
3. Web site: At the Olympia Theatre. Allmusic.com. November 28, 2020.
4. Web site: Amália Rodrigue: Live At The Paris Olympia 1956. Amazon. November 28, 2020.
5. Web site: Portugal's Great Amália Rodrigues Live at the Olympia Theatre in Paris. Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. November 28, 2020.