VN singers to perform in Argentine tango opera

Vietnamese artists will perform the popular tango opera Maria de BuenosAires this Friday and Saturday (August 14 and 15) at the Ha Noi OperaHouse.

 

Poster of tango opera Maria de Buenos Aires.

Maria de Buenos Aires’s music was composed by AstorPiazzolla and the screenplay was written by Horacio Ferrer. It premieredat the Sala Planeta in Buenos Aires in May 1968.

The surreal plot centres on a prostitute in Buenos Aires,Argentina, with the second half of the opera focusing on the periodafter her death. The characters of the opera include Maria (and, afterher death, the Shadow of Maria), a singer of payadas, various members ofthe Buenos Aires underworld, and a poet narrator who is also agoblin-like duende, as well as several marionettes under his control anda circus of psychoanalysts. Several elements of the libretto suggestparallels between Maria and Mary, the mother of Jesus, or Jesus himself.

The show, which will be conducted by Philippe Lesburgueres,will have choreographer Hong Phong; singers Thu Trang (soprano), Viet An(alto, plays as Maria), Manh Dung (baritone) and Huy Duc (tenor),besides Phan Luong (bass), Minh Hien (tenor, as Canto) and Phan Duc(tenor, as El Duende); as well as dancers Quynh Nga, Hai Ly, Viet Hoanand Linh Ngan, besides Thu Hue.

The show will start at 8pm on August 14 and 15. Tickets,priced at VND200,000, VND350,000 and VND500,000, are available at thehouse. 

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VN singers to perform in Argentine tango opera

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