The Phantom of the Opera in Buenos Aires

Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, "the world's most haunting love story", arrives in Buenos Aires. The great musical play, acclaimed by more than 80 million people for the past 20 years, will be presented with the same staging, the same wardrobe and the same scenography that have made it famous around the world, with adaptation and translation into Spanish by Eduardo Galan.

The Argentine cast will be lead by the following artists:
Carlos Vittori (Phantom of the Opera): Tenor formed at the Teatro Colon's Superior Art Institute, has interpreted the main roles in operas like: Rigoletto, La Boheme, La traviata, among others, the character of Jean Valjean in “Les Miserables”, in Buenos Aires and Mexico. He received numerous awards for his work.
Juan Pablo Skrt (phantom of the Opera): Tenor with an extensive national and international career. He is a singer at the Teatro Argentino in La Plata.
Claudia Cota (Christine Daee): Mexican actress and opera singer. In 1998 played the role of Christine on the Mexican version of "The Phantom of the Opera". In 2002 played Cosette on “Les Miserables”. In 2007, participates in "Beauty and the Beast" as ensamble and cover Belle.

Additional cast:
Nicolás Martinelli (Raoul Vizconde de Chagny)
Mirta Arrua Lichi (Carlotta Giudicelli)
Santiago Sirur (Piangi)
Lucila Gandolfo (Madame Giry)
Ricardo Bangueses (Monsieur Firmin)
Romina Corpucci (Meg Giry)

The Phantom of the Opera opens March 19, 2009, at Teatro Opera, Corrientes 860.
Tickets on sale at the theater, Monday to Sunday 10 am - 8 pm, or through Ticketek Argentina.
Last performance: November 29, 2009.

Argentina Polo Tour 2009 - Fourth Stage: Centauros - La Picaza Polo Clubs


The fourth stage of Argentina Polo Tour 2009, the fall tournament created four years ago by Adolfo Cambiaso and Gonzalo Pieres, will be played between Sunday, March 15 and Sunday, March 29, at Centauros Polo Club and La Picaza Polo Club.
In this stage twelve teams will be participating. There will be a 22 goal tournament for the Mastercard and Fernet Branca Cups, and a 16 goal tournament for the cups Powerade and Nikkon, with the presence of Argentine and international players, including Adolfo Cambiaso himself.

22 Goal Teams:
El Remanso: George Hanbury, Jaime Garcia Huidobro, Manuel F. Llorente, Joaquin Pittaluga.
Enigma: Jerome Wirth, James Robert Beim, Matias Mac Donough, Malcolm Borwick.
Santa Teresa II: Federico de Narvaez, Pablo Llorente, Hilario Ulloa, Ignacio Taberna.
Loro Piana: Nick Johnson, Alejandro Muzzio, Alberto Heguy, Lucas James.
Pilar Chico: Craig McKinney, Tomas Pieres, Pablo Pieres, Martin Garrahan.
Apes Hill - Barbados: TBA, Juan Gil Zavaleta, Mark Tomlinson, Luke Tomlinson.

Calendar of matches 22 Goal Tournament:

1st Date:
Sunday 15
:
2.00 PM: El Remanso Vs. Enigma (Centauros)
4.00 PM: Loro Piana Vs. Apes Hill - Barbados (Centauros)
Monday 16:
2.00 PM: Santa Teresa Vs. Pilar Chico (La Picaza)

2nd Date:
Thursday 19:
2.00 PM: Santa Teresa Vs. Enigma (Centauros)
4.00 PM: El Remanso Vs. Apes Hill - Barbados (La Picaza)
4.00 PM: Loro Piana Vs. Pilar Chico (La Picaza)

3rd Date:
Saturday 21:
2.00 PM: Santa Teresa Vs. Apes Hill - Barbados (Centauros)
4.00 PM: El Remanso Vs. Pilar Chico (Centauros)
Sunday 22:
2.00 PM: Loro Piana Vs. Enigma (La Picaza)

4th Date:
Wednesday 25 (Semi Finals):
4.00 PM: Enigma vs Loro Piana (Centauros)
5.00 PM: Santa Teresa vs El Remanso (Centauros)

5th Date: (Final)
Friday 27:
5.00 PM: Enigma Vs. El Remanso (Centauros) - Mastercard Cup
Sunday 29:
3.00 PM: Loro Piana Vs. Santa Teresa (Centauros) - Fernet Branca Cup

16 Goal Teams:

Polo Do:
Matias Bullrich, Diego Cavanagh, Pablo Dorignac, Maximiliano Menini.
Chapelco: Juan Cruz Adrogue, Facundo Sola, Silvestre Grant, Francisco De Narváez.
Hotel Le Tour: Norman Edward Bellone, Miguel Novillo Astrada, Juan Carlos Harriet, Manuel Harriet.
Los Cocos: Teodoro Zubillaga, Javier Novillo Astrada, Santiago Trotz, Martin Joaquin.
Loro Piana: Celine Charloux, Andres James, Adolfo Cambiaso, Gustavo Usandizaga Jr.
La Picaza: Carlos Solari, Santiago Solari, Juan Jose Storni, Kevin Korst.

Calendar of matches 16 Goal Tournament:

1st Date:
Sunday 15:
2.00 PM: Los Cocos Vs. La Picaza
Monday 16:
4.00 PM: Chapelco Vs. Polo Do (La Picaza)
4.00 PM: Hotel Le Tour Vs. Loro Piana (La Picaza)

2nd Date:
Thursday 19:
2.00 PM: Hotel Le Tour Vs. Polo Do (Centauros)
2.00 PM: Los Cocos Vs. Loro Piana (Centauros)
4.00 PM: Chapelco Vs. La Picaza (Centauros)

3rd Date:
Saturday 21:
4.30 PM: Chapelco Vs. Loro Piana (Centauros)
Sunday 22:
11.00 AM: Los Cocos Vs. Polo Do (La Picaza)
4.00 PM: Hotel Le Tour Vs. La Picaza (La Picaza)

4th Date (Semi Final):
Wednesday 25:
2.00 PM: Loro Piana vs La Picaza (Centauros)
2.30 PM: Chapelco vs Hotel Le Tour (Centauros)

5th Date (Final):
Friday 27:
5.00 PM: Chapelco Vs. La Picaza (Centauros) - Nikon Cup
Sunday 29:
5.00 PM: Hotel Le Tour Vs. Loro Piana (Centauros) - Powerade Cup

Dates depend on weather conditions, check regularly for updates.
For more information and results, visit Argentina Polo Tour official website.