With “Aida”of Giuseppe Verdi (according to the 1996 production), the 2025 lyrical season of the Teatro Colón will begin, whose general guidelines were announced today at noon with the presence of the theater authorities and the Buenos Aires Ministry of Culture. Gerardo Grieco, general director of Colón, was in charge of the announcements, one day before the traditional season tickets went on sale.
Unlike usual, the announcement was only partl, since it was not anticipated which would be the casts that will sing the opera titles; only its conductors, régisseurs, set designers and other technical managers, but not the voices. A complete originality. The number of functions that each of them will have was also not specified. It was said that the rest of the announcements (casts and special cycles) will be made in March 2025with the tickets already sold.
There will be a total of 7 operas, 5 ballets and 18 concerts from the Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra cycle.
“Aida” The season will open on March 9 and will have musical direction by Stefano Ranzaniwith scenic conception and set design by the remembered maestro Robert Oswald. The repository, a regular collaborator of Oswaldwill be the teacher Aníbal Lápiz.
The second title is ““Trittico”of Puccinicomposed of “Il Tabarro”, “Suor Angelica”and “Gianni Schicchi”with production by the Teatro Comunale di Bologna. The musical direction will be Beatrice Venezithe stage direction of Pier Francesco Maestrini and the set and video design of Nicolas Boni. Starting May 2nd.
The Argentine postist Marcelo Lombardero will return to Colón to take charge of the premiere in our country of “Billy Budd” by Benjamin Britten, based on the novel by Herman Melville. This production sounds like the most interesting part of a season that is still weak in terms of number of titles and variety of repertoire. The orchestral direction (in all cases, the Orchestra is the Stable del Colón) by Erik Nielsenand the scenery will be Diego Siliano. Starting July 1st.
The Spanish teacher Ramon Tebarwhich two seasons ago he did “The Pearl Fishers” of Bizetwill return to direct the “Werther” of Jules Massenetwith stage direction by our acquaintance Ruben Szuchmacher. The costumes and scenery will be Jorge Ferrari. Starting August 24.
On September 13 the lyrical season will continue with “I Puritani”of Vincenzo Bellini, but in concert version. The orchestral direction will be in charge of Maurizio Benini. October 28th will come “Salome“, of Richard Straussin a new production of the Teatro Colón. He will conduct the orchestra Philippe Auguinthe regime will be Barbara Lluch and the scenery of Daniel White.
It will close this lyrical season (which has notable gaps: there is no Mozart, neither Wagner neither Rossini, nor baroque opera) the popular title of Verdi “The Traviata”in new production, with musical direction by Daniel Orenregime of Emilio Sagi and scenography Enrique Bordolini. Starting November 18th.
The Ballet season (by Julio Boccaand with the Philharmonic in the pit) will begin with “Carmen”of Bizetchoreography Marcia Haydeeand as a repository Pablo Aharonian. Starting April 5. Then there will be a Mixed Program (“Paquita”, “Por Vos Muero”, “Chacona”)since May 29.
“Don Quixote”of Minkus-Bazilis-Candal, will have the Choreography Variation of the drinks in Tavern of Mikhail Baryshnikovstarting July 24. For August 7, in commemoration of the centenary of the Ballet Stable Corps, a International Gala with the performance of “guest artists” and music performed by the Stable Orchestra of the Teatro Colón.
Below you will see “Onegin”with choreography by John Cranko and music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovskywhich will have scenery and costumes Pier Luigi Samaritani and Roberta Guidi Di Bagno. Since October 3, and also with the Stable Orchestra. The year will close “The Nutcracker”of Tchaikovsky-Bazilisstarting December 12.
The Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra, which is now led by the Greek Zoe Zeniodi (who will conduct most of the concert cycle), will offer a total of 18 dates throughout the year. Among the guest directors are the names of Baldur Brönimann, Max Valdés, Tito Ceccherini, Srba Dinic, Perry So and Khaki Solomnishvili.
Source: Ambito
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