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bMarch 20th, 2011 /bbr /
Due to a conflict between the workers’ union and the management of the theater, the 2011 season at Teatro Colon is suffering cancellations and changes in the original schedule.br /
The Opera “Le Grand Macabre”, which was going

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bMarch 20th, 2011 /bbr /
Due to a conflict between the workers’ union and the management of the theater, the 2011 season at Teatro Colon is suffering cancellations and changes in the original schedule.br /
The Opera “Le Grand Macabre”, which was going to open the season, will be offered as “open rehearsals” with
piano only since the orchestra has refused to participate in the
production. Entrance to these performances will be bfree/b, and free tickets will have to be
picked in advance up according to the schedule below.br /
All other performances to be confirmed. br /
Keep checking on this post for updates as news unfold.br /
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u style=”color: #990000;”bOPERA/b/ubr /
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bMarch 30, April 3, 6, 8br /EL GRAN MACABRO (Le Grand Macabre)/bbr /
Music: György Ligetibr /
Libretto:
György Ligeti and Michael Meschke inspired in La ballade du grand
macabre, by Michel de Ghelderode (premiere in Argentina)br /
Musical direction: Baldur Brönnimannbr /
Production: La Fura dels Bausbr /
Main
characters: Chris Merrit, Roderick Earle, Wilbur Pauley, Brian Asawa,
Ning Liang, Gustavo De Gennaro, Javier Galan, Susanna Andersonn, Ilse
Eerens / Cecilia Layseca, Frances Bourne.br /
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bFree tickets (up to 2 per person, subject to availability) have to be picked in advance up according to the following schedule:/bbr /
For the performance on March 30: From March 28br /
For April 3: From April 1br /
For April 6: From April 4br /
For April 8: From April 6br /
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Ticket office: Monday to Friday 10am to 8pm, Libertad 621 br /
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bThe following performances are subject to confirmation:/bbr /
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bMay 10, 13, 15, 18, 20, 22br /THE MAGIC FLUTE/bbr /
Music: Wollfgang Amadeus Mozartbr /
Libretto: Emanuel Schikanederbr /
Musical Direction: Frédéric Chaslinbr /
Stage Direction: Sergio Renánbr /
Main characters: Patrick Henckens / Darío Schmunck, Lyuba Petrova / Laura Belli, Markus Werba / Luciano Garay, Aline Kutan / Fabiola Masino, Reinhard Hagen / Lucas Debevec, Osvaldo Peroni / Gabriel Centenobr /
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bJune 7, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19br /IL TRITTICO/bbr /
Music: Giacomo Puccinibr /
Inspired in The divine comedy, by Dante Alighieribr /
Musical direction: Richard Buckleybr /
Stage Direction and lighting: Stefano Podabr /
bIl tabarro/bbr /
Libretto: Giuseppe Adami, based on La Houppelande, by Didier Goldbr /
Main characters: Juan Pons / Luis Gaeta, Carl Tanner, Amarilli Nizza / Haydée Dabusti, Agnes Zwierko / Alicia Cecottibr /
bGianni Schicchi/bbr /
Libretto: Giovacchino Forzanobr /
Main characters: Juan Pons / Luis Gaeta, Darío Schmunck, Beatriz Díaz / Eliana Bayón, Agnes Zwierko / Alicia Cecottibr /
bSuor Angelica/bbr /
Libretto: Giovacchino Forzanobr /
Main characters: Amarilli Nizza / Virginia Wagner, Agnes Zwierko / Alejandra Malvino, Lucila Ramos Mañé, María Lujánbr /
Mirabelli, Eliana Bayón / Marina Silvabr /
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bJuly 19, 22, 24, 27, 29, 31br /SIMON BOCCANEGRA/bbr /
Music: Giuseppe Verdibr /
Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave and Giuseppe Montanelli, revised by Arrigo Boito,br /
based on the same play by Antonio García Gutiérrezbr /
Musical direction: Stefano Ranzani / Carlos Vieubr /
Stage Direction: José María Condemibr /
Main
characters: Roberto Frontali / Omar Carrión, Svetla Vassileva /
Virginia Wagner, Konstantin Gorny / Ernesto Morillo, Andrew Richards,
Fabián Veloz / Gustavo Feuliénbr /
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bAugust 9, 12, 14, 17, 19br /PELLEAS ET MESISANDE/bbr /
Music: Claude Debussybr /
Libretto: Maurice Maeterlinck and Claude Debussy, based on the same play by Maurice Maeterlinckbr /
Musical direction: Emmanuell Villaumebr /
Stage Direction: Olivia Fuchsbr /
Main characters: Markus Werba, Anne Sophie Duprels, Marc Barrard, Kurt Rydl, Fabiola Masino, Vera Cirkovicbr /
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bSeptember 20, 23, 35, 28, 30 br /LOHENGRIN/bbr /
Music: Richard Wagnerbr /
Libretto: Richard Wagnerbr /
Musical direction: Ira Levinbr /
Stage Direction, Set design and lighting: Roberto Oswaldbr /
Main characters: Michael Hendrick, Ann Petersen, James Johnson, Janina Beachlebr /
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bOctober 18, 21, 26, 30br /FEDRA/bbr /
(World Premiere – Work commissioned by Teatro Colón)br /
Music: Mario Perusso (Resident composer of Teatro Colón)br /
Libretto: Marcelo Perussobr /
Musical direction: Mario Perussobr /
Stage Direction, Set design and wordrobe: Marcelo Perussobr /
Main characters: Alejandra Malvino, Marcelo Puente, Leonardo Estévez, Haydée Dabusti, Daniela Tabernigbr /
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bNovember 29, December 2, 4, 7, 10, 11br /THE MERRY WIDOW/bbr /
Music: Franz Lehárbr /
Libretto: Víctor Leon and Leo Stein, based on L´attaché d´ambassade, by Henri Meilhacbr /
Musical direction: Gregor Bühlbr /
Main characters: Solveig Kringelborn, Mathias Hausmann / Luciano Garay, Ditte Andersen / Laura Bellibr /
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u style=”color: #990000;”bBALLET/b/ubr /
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bApril 19, 20, 23, 24br /NEOCLASSICAL TRILOGY/bbnbsp;/b/div
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bNuestros Valses/bbr /
Choreography: Vicente Nebradabr /
Music: Teresa Carreñobr /
Piano soloist: Leonardo Marconibnbsp;/b/div
bMargarita y Armando (Premiere in Argentina)/bbr /
Choreography: Frederick Ashtonbr /
Music: Franz Lisztbr /
Piano soloist: Iván Rutkauskasbr /
bSymphony in C/bbr /
Choreography: George Balanchinebr /
Music: Georges Bizetbr /
Orchestra of Teatro Colónbr /
Musical director: Javier Logioia Orbebr /
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bJune 30, Julio 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8/bbr /
bTHE SLEEPING BEAUTY/bbr /
Choreography: Karl Burnett according to Marius Petipabr /
Music: Piotr Ilich Tchaikovskibr /
Guest dancers: Karina González – Connor Walsh (Houston Ballet)br /
Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestrabr /
Musical Director: Javier Logioia Orbebr /
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bJuly 22, 23, 24, 29, 30/bbr /
bPROGRAM FOR KIDS/bbr /
bTHE CARNIVAL OF ANIMALS/bbr /
Choreography: Oscar Araizbr /
Music: Camille Saint – Saënsbr /
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bAugust 28, 31. September 2, 3, 4/bbr /
bONIEGUIN/bbr /
Choreography: John Crankobr /
Music: Piotr Ilich Tchaikovskibr /
Guest dancers: Alicia Amatriain – Jason Reilly (Stuttgart Ballet)br /
Teatro Colón Orchestrabr /
Musical Director: Javier Logioia Orbebr /
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bNovember 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13/bbr /
bMANON/bbr /
Choreography: Kenneth McMillanbr /
Music: Jules Massenetbr /
Teatro Colón Orchestrabr /
Musical Director: Javier Logioia Orbebr /
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bDecember 18, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28/bbr /
bTHE CORSAIR/bbr /
Choreography: Anne Marie Holmesbr /
Music: Adolph Adam, Riccardo Drigo, Léo Délibesbr /
Guest dancers: Paloma Herrera – Marcelo Gomes (American Ballet Theatre)br /
Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestrabr /
Musical Director: Hadrian Avila Arzuzabr /
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u style=”color: #990000;”bCONCERTS:/b/ubr /
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The bBuenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra/b, directed by Maestro Enrique
Arturo Diemecke, will offer a series of 20 concerts on Thursdays at
8:30 pm, starting on April 14, 2011 The invited directors will be: Guillermo Scarabino, Carlos Dourthe, Antoni Wit, Pavel Kogan, Maximiano
Valdés, Carlos Vieu, Carlos Bertazza, José Miguel Rodilla, with the
participation of the outstanding soloists: Omar Angel Frette, Cuarteto
Petrus, Sasha Rozhdestvensky, Saúl Medina, Lucrecia Jancsa, Xavier
Inchausti, Carla Filipcic Holm, Vadim Gluzman, Pascal Rogé, Cyprien
Katsaris, Joshua Bell, Sergio Tiempo, Muza Rubackyte, Tatiana
Vassilieva, Marouan Benabdallah, Horacio Lavandera, Vladimir Feltsman,
Claudio Barile, Luis Ascot.br /
Click a href=”http://www.teatrocolon.org.ar/es/index.php?id=conciertos” target=”_blank”here/a to see the complete 2011 program (in Spanish only) /div
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The bTeatro Colón Orchestra/b will offer concerts one Saturday of every month on May, June, July, October and December.br /
Click a href=”http://www.teatrocolon.org.ar/es/index.php?id=conciertos_oetc” target=”_blank”here/a to see the complete 2011 program (in Spanish only)nbsp; /div
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bDomingos
de Camara (Chamber Sundays):/b Free series of concerts one Sunday of
every month, at 11am, by renowned Argentinian chamber groups at the main
concert hall of Teatro Colon.br /
Free tickets must be picked up 2
hours before every performance. Only 2 tickets per person will be
handed, limited to the theater’s capacity.br /
Click a href=”http://www.teatrocolon.org.ar/es/index.php?id=ciclo_interpretes_argentinos” target=”_blank”here/a to see the complete 2011 program (in Spanish only)nbsp;nbsp; /div
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bABONO DEL
BICENTENARIO (BICENTENARY CONCERTS)/b: A total of 6 concerts that will get
together some of the most resounding figures in the season:/div
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bApril 12:/bbr /
bKeith Jarrett/bbr /
An evening of solo piano improvisationsbr /
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bMay 17:/bbr /
bAhn Trio/bbr /
Lucia Ahn, piano / Angella Ahn, violin / Maria Ahn, violonchelobr /
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bJune 21:/bbr /
bNelson Goerner/bbr /
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bJuly 26:/bbr /
bCamerata Bern/bbr /
bAngelika Kirchschlager/bbr /
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bNovember 1/bbr /
bKatia and Marielle Labèque/bbr /
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bNovember 22:/bbr /
bVerónica Cangemi/bbr /
bOrquesta barroca argentina/bbr /
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The 2011 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).br /
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bOnly Season’s
Tickets (Abonos), the full set for the whole season, will go on sale
first. The tickets for the individual dates
will go on sale after Season’s Tickets (exact dates to be announced,
please keep checking for updates)./b/div
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For more information, visit a href=”http://www.teatrocolon.org.ar/” target=”_blank”Teatro Colon/a official website (in Spanish only). br /
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