Planned premiere: april 12, 2024.
In Astor Piazzolla’s tango-opera, María De Buenos Aires, which has become a classic, the title character, María, is not only the soul of her city, Buenos Aires, but also the personification of tango itself. She is a girl who lives by night, as the Argentine heart truly opens only when tango is danced in the dark hours. Her passion for dance becomes her fate: she becomes a prostitute, falls in love, but ends up in the clutches of thieves and pimps, and is ultimately murdered. In the second part, we see only her spirit, floating in the city that embodies Hell. However, with the help of El Duende, a goblin-like figure from Argentine mythology, she finds redemption. Yet, her rebirth and becoming a mother prove futile, as the phrase that best describes her remains: “she was born on a day when God was drunk.” This enigmatic statement is underscored by a musical world that brilliantly combines classical music with jazz and traditional tango, blending tightly rhythmic compositions with dissonant tones. Lóránt András’ direction further enriches this by highlighting the symbolic meanings within Horacio Ferrer’s text related to each character.
Director-choreographer: Lóránt András
