The fixture of football (soccer) matches in Buenos Aires for the first half of the year 2012 has been announced. It comprises the matches in the National Tournament, "Torneo Clausura 2012", the international tournament "Copa Libertadores", and the Qualifying matches for Brazil Wold Cup 2014 .

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From January 6 until February 29, 2012, the Government of the City of Buenos Aires presents "Buenos Aires Playa" (Buenos Aires Beach), an oasis for those residents and visitors who have to spend the summer in the city, in the style of the artificial sand beaches installed in Paris, Rome, Tokio, Berlín, Bruselles, Ámsterdam, Viena, and Prague.

There are two beaches, one in the North of the city, in Parque de los Niños, and one in the South, in Parque Roca where, from Tuesday to Sunday, 10 am to 8 pm, visitors will enjoy an integral program of entertainment for the whole family: artificial sand beaches with sunshades and beach chairs; cultural activities like musical shows and book readings; water fountains and showers to cool down from the heat; sport activities and inflatable playgrounds for kids; magic and puppet shows; food courts; among many other activities and services. Each park will have sports coordinators in aerobics, beach volley, football-tennis and other popular sports. All the activities are free of charge.

Infants have to be permanently accompanied by adults. Entering the parks with alcoholic drinks and/or pets is not allowed.  
Free entrance.
Opening times: Tuesday to Sunday, 10 am to 8 pm.

How to get there:

Parque de los Niños (North):
Nuñez (on the shore of Río de la Plata where Avenue General Paz ends).
Bus 28, or by car through avenida Cantilo.

Parque Roca (South):
Escalada and 27 de Febrero.
Buses 91 and 115.

As a complement to this program, several parks in Buenos Aires will be transformed into solariums with free sun chairs and sunshades, including Parque Las Heras (Palermo); Plaza Naciones Unidas (near the Law School, Recoleta); Plaza Roque Sáenz Peña, Parque Rivadavia, Plaza Boedo, Plaza Almagro, and Plaza Monte Castro.

 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.