Opera lovers in Buenos Aires will now be able to enjoy the best productions, with the greatest singers and reggisseurs of the moment, of the 2011-12 opera season, live from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City, presented by Fundacion Beethoven de Argentina.

The live high-definition performances are transmitted to movie theaters around the world. The sixth season of The Met Live in HD features 11 transmissions. More than 40 countries around the world are participating in The Met: Live in HD this season.

The series starts on October 15th, 2011, and all performances will be transmitted at: Teatro El Nacional, Av. Corrientes 960 & Carlos Pellegrini, Buenos Aires. 

Tickets: $ 45 to $ 100 Pesos, on sale at the theater. Special discounts for pensioners.

 

2011 - 2012 Schedule:

 

Many events of interest will take place during the first Week of Buenos Aires Gastronomy ("Semana de la Gastronomía Porteña") organized by the Association of Hotels, Bars and Cafes and the Tourism Entity of the City of Buenos Aires. Multiple activities related to the Buenos Aires food scene will take place in various parts of the city from October 10th to October 16th, 2011.

The program of activities of the week include:

Cooking for all: Free cooking demonstrations and classes in different parts of the city of Buenos Aires:

• Monday 10, 5:00 pm: Chef Patissier Osvaldo Gross at Plaza de Mayo
• Tuesday 11, 6.00 pm:  Chef Patissier Nestor Reggiani at Parque Lezama
• Wednesday 12, 6:00 pm: Chef Soledad Nardelli at Liberator and Agüero
• Thursday 13, 6.00 pm: Chef Martin Molteni at Parque Centenario
• Friday 14, 6:00 pm: Chef Patissier Osvaldo Gross at Plaza General Manuel Belgrano (Juramento and Cuba)

Presentation of books dedicated to the activity:

• Tuesday 11, 6:30 pm: Presentation of the book "Chocolate" by Chef Patissier Osvaldo Gross. Clasica y Moderna (Callao 892)
• Wednesday 12, 7:00 pm: Presentation of the book "Cocina Española" (Spanish Cuisine) by Chef Ramiro Rodriguez Pardo. El Ateneo (Florida 629)
• Thursday 13, 12:00 pm: Presentation book "Crónica de la Gastronomía Porteña" (Chronicle of our city's gastronomy), by anthropologist Marcelo Álvarez. AHRCC (Tucumán 1610)
• Thursday 13, 7:00 pm: Presentation of the book "Tragos - Guía Básica de Coctelería" (Drinks - Basic Guide to Cocktails) by bartender Agnes de los Santos. Cúspide Libros Galerías Pacífico (San Martín 760)
• Friday 14, 7:00 pm: Presentation of the book "Restaurantes de Buenos Aires" by Fernando Vidal Buzzi. Crack Up Libros Café (Costa Rica 4767)
• Saturday 15, 4:00 pm: Presentation of the book "Ni idea en la cocina" (No idea in the kitchen) by Silvia Smid. Clasica y Moderna (Callao 892)

Bars, cafes, dining establishments and hotels, identified with posters referring to the event will offer special promotions and discounts throughout the week. The complete list can be found by accessing the website: www.probabuenosaires.com.ar

This splendid specimen, one of the most famous trees in Buenos Aires is popularly known as the "Lapacho de Ezcurra". It is a "lapacho rosado" (Tabebuia impetiginosa), a tree native from the North-West of Argentina, that was planted many years ago by landscape artist Martin Ezcurra on the corner of Ave. Figueroa Alcorta and Mariscal Castilla, in Palermo Chico, and by the end of September every year punctually announces the arrival of Spring with an explosion of pink flowers:




This wonderful spectacle only lasts for a few days, so those who are in Buenos Aires at the end of September / beginning of October are very lucky to witness it.

The 13th Buenos Aires International Biennial of Architecture BA11 will take place from October 8th to 30th at the Recoleta Cultural Center and Auditorio Buenos Aires, bringing together the world's most prominent architects, and turning the city of Buenos Aires into the center of the global architecture.

The Buenos Aires International Biennial of Architecture, that takes place since 1985, is one of the most important exhibitions along with the Venice and San Pablo Biennials.

A series of lectures and conferences will take place at Auditorio Buenos Aires (Av. Pueyrredón 2501, 2nd Floor) from Tuesday 11th to Friday 14th, where invited speakers will show their works, share their experiences and creative processes.

Like in previous Biennials, architects, critics and theorists from Argentina and different countries have been invited including: César Pelli (Argentina-USA), who has been invited to all Biennials; Guillermo Vazquez Consuegra (Spain), Ignacio Dahl Rocha (Argentina/Suitzerland), Iñaki Abalos (Spain), Italo Rota (Italy), Paul Andreu (France), Mathias Klotz (Chile), Rafael Viñoly (Uruguay), Sou Fujimoto (Japan), Steven Ehrlich (USA), West 8 (Holland), Wolf Prix (Austria) and the collectives F451, Fake Industries Architectural Agonism and PKMN, among many others.

Conferences and lectures are paid activities and require previous registration by phone at: (54 11) 4132-8014 Monday to Friday from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm, or through the website.  

The exhibition of winning works from the Contests and Prizes will be held from October 8th to 30th, occupying 16 rooms in Centro Cultural Recoleta (Junin 1930).

Opening hours: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm

Free entrance  

For more information, visit BA11 official website.