With the renovation of Teatro Colón behind schedule, which shouldn’t surprise anyone, the theater will not be ready for its 100th anniversary on May 25th. I also noticed that the Teatro Colón has a new web site, much nicer than the older one (though as of today the new site is still lacking a lot of information).
Let’s take a look back at the 1908 season of Teatro Colón, which was filled with productions.
Aida by Verdi
Performed: May 25, 26, & 28
Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas
Six performances starting on May 30
Madama Butterfly by Puccini
Five performances starting on June 4
Tristán e Isolda by Wagner
Performed: June 10, 12, & 20; July 2 & 7; August 8
Rigoletto by Verdi
Five performances starting on June 14
Tosca by Puccini
Three performances starting on June 16
La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli
Five performances starting on June 24, including a gala performance for July 9.
Paolo y Francesca by Luigi Mancinelli
Performed: July 4 & 5, August 1
Mefistófeles by Arrigo Boito
Six performances starting on July 12
Otello by Verdi
Performed: July 18, 23, & 26; August 21
El Barbero de Sevilla by Rossini
Performed: July 28 & 30; August 16, 23, & 30
Ipagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo
Performed: August 5, 11, & 25; September 11
Il Trovatore by Verdi
Performed: August 6, 9, 14, & 23; September 6
Cendrillon by Jules Massenet
Three performances starting on August 13
Don Giovanni by Mozart
Performed: August 18, 20, & 27
Sigfrido by Wagner
Performed: August 29 & 30; September 3 & 7
Aurora by Hector Panizza
Performed: September 5, 8, & 9
January 29th, 2008 at 9:22 am
unbelievable — like some utopian city able to mount such a range of productions. what an epoch.
July 15th, 2008 at 10:00 am
Dear Mister / Madam,
A a singer (baritone), I would like to be informed about the place and the date of the auditions for your next opera productions.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Best regards,
@Philippe-Nicolas MARTIN
November 20th, 2008 at 6:20 am
Ladies & Gentlemen,
We plan a trip to Buenos Aires arriving January 27th, 2009 leaving February 1st, 2009.
We cannot find the program of the Opera on their Webpage. Could you please help and send uns the program for these days? Where can we book tickets?
Many thanks and kind regards
Pia & Robert Joggi
Geneva (Switzerland)
November 20th, 2008 at 10:36 am
@Pia & Robert, I don’t see anything about the performance schedule for January 2009 on the theater’s web site. I will keep looking & let you know if I find something.
October 5th, 2009 at 12:21 am
I would love to know when and where your next auditions will take place. Thank you for your time,
Cassandra Black
November 7th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
in december of ’06 my wife and i attended a performance of Il Travatore that was held at an auditorium near puerto madero. i remember it was a short walk from the nh hotel on corrientos. the place was like a gym, but the audio engineering and microphone placement for the performance was the most incredible that i have ever experienced. i have heard performances in some of the better u.s. opera houses that weren’t as good.
we are going to be in buenos aires before christmas and a few days in january. does the opera company still perform during the renovation? i can’t find anything about their schedule.
any info that you can shed on this would be greatly appreciated., thanks
mark dillon,
el paso, texas
November 8th, 2009 at 1:02 am
Hi Mark,
The auditorium you went to is called Luna Park. Great to hear that the sound was so good. But seems like now performances are taking place at Teatro Coliseo, which is a more appropriate setting though I’m not sure about the acoustics. So, the Teatro Colon company is still performing while the theater is under renovation but I didn’t see anything on the schedule for the time you’re here other than The Nutcracker during the week before Christmas.
March 22nd, 2010 at 7:30 pm
I’m a Bass Baritone in London and would love to know when auditions are taking place for positions in the Opera Chorus. Or any other small roles in and out of the Colon.