Teatro Colon 2025 Season


The prestigious TEATRO COLON OF BUENOS AIRES, one of the most important Opera Houses in the world, has announced the program for its 2025 SEASON.

The opening and closing of the Philharmonic Orchestra season will be with open air concerts, starting on March 8th at Puente de la Mujer.


OPERA

The 2025 Opera season, directed by Andrés Rodríguez, will feature seven titles. It will start on March 9th with Verdi’s Aida, in Roberto Oswald’s historic 1996 staging. 
Il Trittico (Il Tabarro / Suor Angelica / Gianni Schicchi) by Puccini, in a production by the Teatro Comunale di Bologna, will go up in May with stage direction by Pier Francesco and Musical direction by Beatrice Venezi.
Billy Budd by Benjamin Britten promises to be one of the most resonant titles of the season. This is an Argentine premiere, produced by Teatro Colón, with Marcelo Lombardero in charge of the stage direction. It will be presented in July, with musical direction by Erik Nielsen.
Werther is also a new production at the Theatre. Jules Massenet's play will be directed by Rubén Szuchmacher and musically by Ramón Tebar (August/September).
In September, Vincenzo Bellini's I Puritani will be performed in concert version , with musical direction by Maurizio Benini.
After 26 years, Salomé returns to Teatro Colón with its own production. The Richard Strauss opera will be directed by Philippe Auguin and directed by Bárbara Lluch.
La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi will close the season in November, with a stage set by Emilio Sagi and musical direction by Daniel Oren.

BALLET

The Teatro Colón Ballet, under the direction of Julio Bocca, will present five titles in 2025. The season will open in April with Bizet’s Carmen, choreographed by Marcia Haydée, followed by a mixed program (Paquita, Por vos muero, and Chacona). Other highlights include Minkus’ Don Quixote with choreography by Silvia Bazilis and Raúl Candal, Tchaikovsky’s Onegin by John Cranko, and a season finale with The Nutcracker, choreographed by Silvia Bazilis.
In August, an International Gala celebrating the Ballet’s 100th anniversary will feature prominent guest artists.

CONCERTS

The Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra (OFBA) will present its traditional concert series with 18 concerts in 2025. This season features distinguished international soloists and conductors, including Baldur Brönimann, Khaki Solomnishvili, Maurizio Benini, Tito Ceccherini, Srba Dinic, Perry So, James Judd, and the orchestra’s new principal conductor, Zoe Zeniodi.
Verónica Cangemi will lead the first Latin American Opera Studio, a program designed to foster the training of young opera artists and launch their international careers.

The full 2025 Season's program (in Spanish only) can be downloaded through this link.

TICKETS:
Individual tickets for all the 2025 performances on sale through the theater's website, or at the box office: Tucuman 1171, every day from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm (except May 1st, December 24, 25, 31, and January 1st).

For more information and tickets, visit Teatro Colón official website.


Exposición Rural 2025: Cattle Breeding & Agriculture Exhibition


The traditional Livestock and Agriculture Exhibition ("La Rural"), held every year in Buenos Aires for over a century, is one of the most important of its kind worldwide, bringing together more than a million visitors among producers, tourists and general public. 

The 2025 edition will take place from July 17th through July 27th. More than 4500 animal exhibitors and 400 commercial brands will be showing their products: laboratories, leather goods, banks, automotive industries, farm machinery, and providers of services and goods for the agricultural industry.


Visitors will have the opportunity to attend the many activities that take place every day during the Fair, such as:

° Cattle and equine competitions
° Cattle and equine auctions
° Cattle and horse breed exhibitions
° Traditional folk costumes contests
° Rein skills
° Polo exhibitions
° Indoor Pato (Horseball) exhibition
° Show jumping competitions
° Carriage exhibitions
° Military bands
° Farm machinery exhibition
° Live music shows
° Activities and workshops for kids

As well as exhibitions of all kinds of farm animals, sale of Argentine crafts, folk shows, and tastings of traditional products at the exhibition´s pavilions.







Location: La Rural Exhibition Center. Av. Sarmiento 2704
Dates: July 17th through July 27th, 2025
Opening hours: 9 am to 8 pm.

Admittance Fees:

Online through this link
General admittance: AR$ 12000 + service charge.
Family pack 4×3: AR$ 36000 + service charge.

At the venue's box office:
General admittance: AR$ 15000.-
Seniors and Pensioners: Monday & Tuesday: Free - Wednesday to Sunday: AR$7500 (only at the venue)
Children under 8: Free every day

More information: Exposicion Rural official website

Nuestros Caballos (Our Horses) Equestrian Exhibition 2025


The 2025 edition of "Nuestros Caballos" ("Our Horses"), the most important equestrian exhibition in Latin America, will be held at La Rural Exhibition Center from March 25th to March 30th, with equestrian and recreational activities for the whole family.

This year Nuestros Caballos will host the FIHB 2025 Horseball World Cup, with the participation of 24 teams from 15 countries.
 
Visitors will have the chance to see, in the heart of the city, over 700 horses specially brought from different spots in the country for this exhibition, from the main breeds that are raised in Argentina: Criolla, Árabe, Cuarto de Milla, Polo Argentino, Silla Argentino, Tiro Argentino, Percherón, Petiso, Peruano de Paso, Appaloosa, Paint Horse and Pura Raza Española.




The program of activities of "Nuestros Caballos" will include a variety of attractions, such as:

° 2025 HORSEBALL WORLD CUP
° III LATIN AMERICAN SUMMIT OF EQUINOTHERAPY 
° LECTURE METHOD "JOIN-UP" BY MONTY ROBERTS
° ART EXHIBITION 
° TAMING CLINICS 
° LOOSE JUMPING 
° NATIONAL BLACKSMITHS' COMPETITION 
° ELITE AUCTIONS OF THE BEST EQUINES 
° ARGENTINE RODEO FINALS (CRIOLLA BREED)
° CARRIAGE EXHIBITION
° INTER-BREED COMPETITION
° PARADES AND SHOWS 
° WESTERN PLEASURE (QUARTER HORSE BREED)
° INTERNATIONAL FINAL OF AMERICAN BREEDS
° RANCH RIDING CLINIC AND COMPETITION
° PONY RIDES
° PARADE OF CHAMPIONS

Visitors will also have the chance to purchase all kinds of traditional Argentinian products, as well as horse equipment and tack.

LOCATION: La Rural Exhibition Center. Av. Sarmiento 2704
OPENING HOURS: 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM

TICKETS:
General Admission at the door: AR$ 15,000.-

Online rates (www.laruralticket.com.ar
General Admission: AR$ 10,000.-
Family Pack 3×2: AR$ 20,000.---

Children under 8: Free every day.
Retirees:
Tuesday 25 & Wednesday 26: free entrance
Thursday 27 to Sunday 30: $ 15,000 at the door.

For More information go to the Exhibitions official website: Nuestros Caballos (In Spanish only)