Teatro Colon 2024 Season



The prestigious TEATRO COLON OF BUENOS AIRES, one of the most important Opera Houses in the world, has announced its 2024 SEASON PROGRAM.

The 2024 season consists of seven lyrical titles (four revivals and three premieres), five ballets and twenty concerts by the Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra, plus five concerts by the Stable Orchestra of the Teatro Colón, with a few bright names.


BALLET:

The season will open on March 12 with the ballet Carmina Burana, directed by Mauricio Wainrot. The direction of the four remaining titles that make up the program will be the responsibility of Mario Galizzi, director of the Ballet of Teatro Colón.

In June Marianela Nuñez, prima ballerina of the Royal Ballet of London, will star in Sleeping Beauty. In late August, a mixed program will be presented, composed of Suite en Blanc, Adagietto and Bolero X. The romantic ballet Giselle completes the ballet season, that will conclude with The Bayadere.

OPERA:
 
The Opera season will begin with Strauss's opera Ariadna in Naxos, on April 12, directed by Günter Neuhold and régie by Marcelo Lombardero, bringing together local and international performers led by Carla Filipcic Holm, Sergio Escobar, and Ekaterina Lekina.

Turandot, Puccini’s masterpiece, will go up on May 17 (nine functions) with the historic staging by Roberto Oswald and musical direction alternating between Carlos Vieu and Beatrice Venezi. Austrian soprano Martina Serafin will star alongside Marcelo Puente, Jaqulina Livieri and Lucas Debeven Mayer.

The Consul, by Gian Carlo Menotti, will also have its revival in the stage version by Rubén Szuchmacher with musical direction of Marcelo Ayub (August). Except for the lead role, which this time will be played by the Argentine baritone Sebastián Angulegui, the rest of the cast is practically the same as the 2022 premiere, with Carla Filipcic Holm, Adriana Maestrángelo and Virginia Correa Dupuy, in the main roles.

Carmen by Georges Bizet, with stage direction by Calixo Bieito, is the most resonant of the lyrical season. It is a co-production between the Teatro La Fenice in Venice, the Teatro Massimo in Palermo, the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, ​​and the Teatro Regio in Turin. It will go up on July 12 (eight performances) with musical direction by Kakhi Solomnishvili, and the Argentine mezzo-soprano Francesa di Sauro together with Gustavo López Manzitti in the main roles.

Orpheus in the Underworld is the second of the three new productions. Jacques Offenbach's operetta will feature a scene by the ingenious Pablo Maritano and musical direction by Christian Baldini, with the participation of a talented local cast (November).

The third novelty - perhaps the most unique thing of the season - is the new production of Aurora, by Héctor Panizza, with stage direction by Betty Gambartes (September and October). 

Un Ballo in Maschera, by Giuseppe Verdi, will close the season between November and December. 

CONCERTS:

The two Colón orchestras will also each have their season (20 concerts for the Philharmonic, and 5 for the Stable Orchestra) with guest conductors and performers.

The Academic Orchestra of Teatro Colón will also have its subscription for six concerts and will work with directors specialized in different repertoires.

Highlights include the Concerto for piano, string orchestra and cymbals, by Galina Ustvólskaya (April 13) and the Concerto for two harpsichords in C minor by Bach, in tribute to Mario Videla who passed away last year (July 19). And in the semi-staged version, the premiere of La voz que nunca calla, by Marcelo Delgado and libretto by Ignacio Apolo (November 9).

FESTIVAL MARTHA ARGERICH:

The Martha Argerich Festival will return in August with Charles Dutoit, Annie Dutoit-Argerich, among other guests (programs to be confirmed). And of course, the famous hostess and pianist Martha Argerich.


INTERNATIONAL GUESTS:

Among the international visitors, the Chinese pianist Yuja Wang and the soprano Hera Hyesang Park stand out. Both will be presented in the Extraordinary Concerts cycle, which will also feature the presence of the Camerata Antiqua of Curitiba under the baton of Ricardo Kangi, the National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia under the direction of Yeruham Scharovsky, and the conductors Sylvain Gasançony and Isaac Karabtchevsky.


The full 2024 Season's program (in Spanish only) can be downloaded through this link.


TICKETS:
Yearly Subscriptions on sale from February 19th, 2024.
Individual tickets for all the 2024 performances will go on sale on March 4th.
Theater's box office: Tucuman 1171, every day from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (except May 1st, December 24, 25, 31, and January 1st).

For more information, visit Teatro Colón official website.




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Open House Buenos Aires 2024


The annual Architecture and Urban Planning Festival Open House Buenos Aires, will take place this year on Saturday, October 26th and Sunday, October 27th, 2024. An open house weekend at those buildings that cause admiration and curiosity. Buenos Aires was the first Latin American city to adopt the Open House concept in 2013.

Open House offers the opportunity to enter for free and explore those private or public places that are normally closed to the general public, with the help of volunteers who generously give their time to accompany and comment on the tours. This year more than 100 buildings selected for their architectural heritage and cultural value and which usually can not be accessed freely will be open to the public.

Only with some exceptions, most of the buildings this year do not require previous registration to visit, but in order to secure entrance it is recommend to arrive as early as possible and as much in advance before the closing time. An ID will be requested without exception in order to enter the buildings on the day of the event.

There are some additional free activities during the weekend, like bike tours, Open Foto, City Walks, and Open Muro.

For more information visit Open House Buenos Aires website (in Spanish only).

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Casa Fernandez Blanco

Edificio Bencich


Museum Night 2024


A new edition of La Noche de los Museos - Museum Night 2024, the biggest cultural event of the year, will take place in Buenos Aires on Saturday, October 9th, 2024, from 7 PM until 2 AM.

Every year since 2004, one Saturday night the museums in the city stay open all night offering different cultural activities, all of them free of charge, in the same way as in other 130 cities around the world. 

Over 250 museums, cultural centers and art spaces all across the city will be participating in this edition. During this special night visitors will be able to enjoy numerous free guided visits, special exhibitions, as well as conferences, shows, theater performances, dance, screenings, video, multimedia, and diverse concerts of classical music, jazz, tango, folk, and rock. 

There will be numerous activities specially organized for kids, like workshops, guided visits, plays, performances, concerts, and much more. 

Buses and Subte lines will offer free rides during the night, presenting the Free Pass that can be downloaded through the city app BOTI. 

Mor more information and complete program through this link (in Spanish only)




Lapacho trees announce the arrival of Spring in Buenos Aires


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:



The Lapacho on Figueroa Alcorta Ave above is the most spectacular of all, but there are many other specimens of lapachos scattered around Buenos Aires, like the ones below:




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.

Children's Book Fair 2024



From July 8th through July 28th 2024, the 32nd edition of the Buenos Aires Children´s Book Fair (Feria del Libro Infantil y Juvenil) will take place at Palacio Libertad (former CCK), with free entrance to the public. The Fair is a place destined for the cultural and educational upbringing of children, in an entertaining and joyful environment.

In addition to the exhibition and sale of books, the Fair will offer free activities for youngsters and kids, such as:

° Workshops: drawing, story telling, painting, modeling, magic, science, illustration, comics, reading, cooking, creativity, music, puppetry, and much more.
° Theater, puppet, circus, and music shows
° Games and contests
° Story-telling
° Talks with writers
° Signing of copies
° Children´s Library
° Science corner

Kids will be able to meet their favorite writers, participate in the workshops, read at the library or enjoy the shows organized by the exhibitors, that will take place at their exhibition stands.

Dates: July 8th - 28th, 2024
Location: Palacio Libertad (former CCK), Sarmiento 151
Opening hours:
Monday 8: 9.00 am to 6:00 pm
Tuesday 9 (National Holiday): 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Wednesday 10 to Friday 12: 9:00 am to 8:00 pm
Saturday 13 to Sunday 28: 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Free entrance
For more information: Feria del Libro Infantil y Juvenil official website (in Spanish only).