COT is billing this as the work’s Chicago stage premiere, which may be stretching things a bit, since “Maria de Buenos Aires” was given at the Chicago Cultural Center in 2011, albeit in a version that ...

Madison Opera will debut its first-ever production of Maria de Buenos Aires this Friday at the Overture Center for the Arts. Maria de Buenos Aires was first produced at the theater Sala La Planeta in ...

The story begins when Maria is born in the slums "one day when God was drunk." Drawn by tangos and the excitement of Buenos Aires, she sees herself as an enchantress and abandons a man who truly loves ...

An operetta filled with passion and the tango. Credit: Photo by Pin Lim It’s not uncommon for operas to be filled with passion, betrayal and evildoers. An operetta about to be performed at Opera in ...

Madison Opera livens up winter with its first production of María de Buenos Aires, a tango opera by the legendary Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla. A dark, surreal story told through song, poetry, ...

Long Beach Opera opened its 2012 season Saturday afternoon with a triumphant, glorious version of Astor Piazzolla’s “operita” “Maria de Buenos Aires” that nearly filled the Warner Grand Theatre in ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. How much depth can you expect to find in a tango? As it turns out, there ...

When elements with no visible connection somehow combine, they can create beautiful and unexpected synergy. This is the case for “María de Buenos Aires,” a whimsical tango-filled production that ...

More of a tango operetta, the effect of New York City Opera's 'María de Buenos Aires' in Le Poisson Rouge is something like an upscale floor show. Catalina Cuervo turns on the sultry in New York City ...

Andreas Mitisek is only half-kidding when he says he’s lost count as to exactly how many hats he will be sporting for the production of “Maria de Buenos Aires” his Chicago Opera Theater will open ...