The prestigious Teatro Colón of Buenos Aires has announced its program for the 2012 Season:

OPERA

March 14, 15, 17 and 18

SAINT MARK'S  PASSION (2000)

Music: Osvaldo Golijov

Based on the Gospel of Saint Mark, the Psalms, Jeremiah’s Lamentations, and Spanish poetry. Commissioned by Internationale Bachakademie for the 250th anniversary of Bach’s death. (premiere in Argentina)
Musical direction: Maria Guinand
Choir: Schola Cantorum of Venezuela
Soloists: Virginia Largo, Ana María Raga and Elizabeth Maldonado
Orchestra “La Pasión” (metals and percussion)
Orchestra of Teatro Colón (strings)

April 22, 24, 26, 28. May 2 and 4

THE FORCE OF DESTINY
Music: Giuseppe Verdi

Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave
Musical Direction: Renato Palumbo
Stage Direction: Hugo de Ana
Main characters: Dimitria Theodossiou, Angela Marambio, Ricardo Massi, Emmanuel Villarosa, Lucas Salsi, Fabian Veloz, Roberto Scandiuzzi, Paola Battaglia, Agnes Zwierko. María Lujan Mirabelli, Luis Gaeta, Luciano Miotto

May 29. June 1, 3, and 5
OEDIPE
Music: George Enescu
Libretto: Edmond Fleg

Musical direction: Ira Levin
Stage Direction: Alex Olle
Coproduction of Teatro Colón with Royal Theater of La Monnaie of Brussels, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, and Ópera Nacional de París.
Main characters: Andrew Schröder, Natasha Petrinsky, Robert Bork

June 12, 15, 17, 19
RINALDO
Music: Georg Friedrich Händel
Libretto: Giacomo Rossi
Musical direction: Martín Haselboeck
Main characters: Franco Fagioli, Verónica Cangemi, Inessa Galante, Daniel Taylor, Victor Torres

July 22, 24, 26, 28
ERWARTUNG
Music: Karol Szymanowski
Libretto: Felix Dörmann

Musical Direction: Baldur Brönimann
Stage Direction: Michal Znaniecki
Main characters: Ewa Biegas, Roy Stevens, Christian Baumgärtel

August 28 and 30. September 1 and 2
I DUE FIGARO
O sia Il soggetto di una commedia
Music: Saverio Mercadante
Libretto: Felice Romani
Musical direction: Riccardo Muti
Stage Direction, Emilio Sagi
Main characters: Antonio Poli, Asude Karayavuz, Rosa Feola, Annalisa Stroppa, Mario Cassi, Eleonora Buratto, Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani, Omar Montanari
Orchestra Giovanile Luigi Cherubini
Philharmonia Chor Wien

Choir’s Maestro: Walter Zeh
Pianoforte: Speranza Scappucci

September 25, 28, 30. October 3, 5
LA CENERENTOLA
Music: Gioachino Rossini
Libretto: Giacopo Ferretti

Musical direction: Bruno Campanella
Stage Direction: Sergio Renán
Main characters: Serena Malfi, Kenneth Tarver, Gustavo De Gennaro, Aris Argiris, Carlo Lepore, Luciano Miotto, Marisú Pavón, Florencia Machado, Mónica Sardi, Carlos Esquivel, Fernando Radó

November 27, 30. December 2, 4
COLON-RING
Compact version in one sole performance of 7 hours of The Ring of the Nibelung, in the eve of the bicentennary of birth of Richard Wagner
World Premiere
Musical direction: Julien Salemkour
Stage direction: Katharina Wagner

BALLET

April 1, 3, 4, 7, 8
CARMEN
Choreography: Mauricio Wainrot
Music: Georges Bizet
Soloists and first dancers of Teatro Colón
Orchestra of Teatro Colón
Director: Luis Gorelik

July 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
LA SYLPHIDE
Choreography: Pierre Lacotte, according to Filippo Taglioni
Music: Jean-Madeleine Schneitzhoeffer
Soloists and first dancers of Teatro Colón
Orchestra of Teatro Colón
Director: Javier Logioia

July 21, 22, 28, 29
GRADUATION BALL
Winter Holidays family program
Choreography: according to David Lichine
Music: Johann Strauss
Soloists and first dancers of Teatro Colón

August 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
SLEEPING BEAUTY
Choreography: Karl Burnett
Music: Piotr Ilich Tchaikovski
Soloists and first dancers of Teatro Colón
Orchestra of Teatro Colón
Director: Luis Gorelik

September 12
INTERNATIONAL GALA
Soloists and first dancers of Teatro Colón with world figures

October 14, 16, 17, 18, 29, 20
NEOCLASSICAL TRILOGY II
Margarita and Armando
Choreography: Frederick Ashton
Music: Franz Liszt
Fuga Técnica
Choreography: Eric Frederic
Music: Alexander Balanescu
Before Nightfall
Choreography: Nils Christe
Music: Bohuslav Martinu

Soloists and first dancers of Teatro Colón
Orchestra of Teatro Colón
Director: Carlos Bertazza

December 21, 22, 23, 36, 27, 28
ONIEGUIN
Choreography: John Cranko
Music: Piotr Ilich Tchaikovski
Soloists and first dancers of Teatro Colón
Orchestra of Teatro Colón
Director: Javier Logioia

CONCERTS:

The Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra, directed by Maestro Enrique Arturo Diemecke, will offer a series of 16 concerts on Thursdays at 8:30 pm, starting on March 8, 2012 The invited directors will be: Marcello Panni, Gunter Neuhold, Isaac Karabtchevsky, Carlos Bertazza, Jorma Panula, Tao Fan, with the participation of the outstanding soloists: Nadia Salerno Sonnenberg, Julian Lloyd Webber, Haochen Zhang, Saleem Abboud Ashkar, Susan Graham, Leonard Elschenboich, Akiko Suwanai, Ilia Gringolts, Nestor Marconi, Sarah Chang, Hilary Hahn, Mariano Rey, Fernando Chiappero, Gabriel La Rocca, Fernando Ciancio, Natalie Clein, Nelson Goerner.

Domingos de Camara (Chamber Sundays): Series of FREE concerts one Sunday of every month, at 11am, by renowned Argentinian chamber groups at the main concert hall of Teatro Colon.

Free tickets must be picked up from the previous Friday and up to 2 hours before every performance. Only 2 tickets per person will be handed, limited to the theater's capacity.

ABONO DEL BICENTENARIO (BICENTENARY CONCERT SERIES): A total of 8 concerts that will bring together some of the most resounding figures in the season:

April 11: ANGELA GHEORGHIU - ROBERTO ALAGNA 

May 8: BACH ACADEMIE STUTTGART - HELMUTH RILLING
May 26: LANG LANG

June 19: EVGUENI KISSIN
August 21: ANDRÁS SCHIFF
September 4: ARCADI VOLODOS
October 10: TRIO GUARNERI OF PRAGA
November 13: RENÉE FLEMING

The 2012 Season will come complete with a series of extraordinary concerts, the program by the CETC (Centro de Experimentacion del Teatro Colon), and ISA (Instituto Superior de Arte del Teatro Colon).

Tickets on sale at:
Theater's box office: Tucuman 1171
From Monday to Saturday from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm - (no show days).
From Monday to Saturday from 10:00 am to 8:30 pm - (show days).
Sundays from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Or through:
https://www.tuentrada.com/colon/Online/

For more information, visit Teatro Colon official website.

On Sunday, December 18th, 2011, starting at 6:00 pm, the seventh edition of "Master de Pilotos" will take place on Avenida 9 de Julio, near the Obelisco. This competition gathers the best drivers in the main racecar categories in Argentina.

16 drivers have confirmed their presence, to compete for the "Maestro de Maestros" crown: Matías Rossi, Leonel Pernía, Esteban Guerrieri, Emiliano Spataro, José María López, Norberto Fontana, Juan Manuel Silva, Gastón Mazzacane, Emanuel Moriatis, Mariano Werner, Fabián Yannantuoni, Agustín Canapino,. Juan Manuel “Cochito” López, Facundo Ardusso,Josito Di Palma and Mauro Giallombardo.

Apart from the race, the drivers will offer shows with TC, TC200, rally cars, among other activities, starting at 6:00pm.

Entrance is free.

The great Argentine dancer Iñaki Urlezaga, together with his company Ballet Concierto, presents a performance at La Manzana de las Luces, Peru 272, on Sunday, December 18th, 2011, at 8:00 pm.

Iñaki and his Ballet will be joined by Orquesta de Tango de La Plata, to present the special show "Siempre Buenos Aires". This show has been presented in Mexico, at the National Auditorium to more than 8,000 people, and at the Tribeca Theatre in New York, acclaimed with a standing ovation.

This production features a Tango choreography with the personal touch of Iñaki Urlezaga.

Free entrance.

The Final of the 70th Argentine Horseball Championship (Abierto Argentino de Pato), the most important tournament of this sport in Argentina, will take place on Sunday, December 18th, 2011 in Palermo.

The preliminary stages took place at the Campo Argentino de Pato, in Campo de Mayo (Buenos Aires), with the participation of the best players of our national sport. The final, on Sunday, December 18th, will be held at the Campo Argentino de Polo in Palermo at 4:00 pm.

Horseball ("Pato") is a traditional Argentine equestrian sport, practiced since the beginning of the XVII century, and declared  as a Argentina's National Sport in 1953.
 
Campo Argentino de Polo: Av. del Libertador & Dorrego, Palermo. 
Tickets on sale at the stadium.