Argentina Verdi, Macbeth: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Juventus Lyrica / André dos Santos (conductor). Teatro Avenida, Buenos Aires. 12.9.2025. (JSJ)
Outstanding Macbeth in Buenos Aires from Juventus Lyrica
Jonathan Spencer Jones
Teatro Colón in 2025
Teatro Colón 2025 – new productions and a premiere
Ongoing but albeit improving difficult economic conditions in Argentina are reflected in the forthcoming 2025 opera season at the Teatro Colón – not least in the sparse prospectus for the year, compared with the more comprehensive and substantial editions of previous years.
Like 2024, the 2025 season foresees just seven works but a diverse selection and four of them as new local productions with only two having been put on previously within the last decade.
Opera at Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires this season
Slimmed and old and new for the 2024 Teatro Colón season
A consequence of the difficult economic conditions and the need for a level of austerity in Argentina, as well as possibly another well-publicised issue, the Teatro Colón’s 2024 season was announced ‘unseasonally’ late (in February, rather than the usual previous November) and at least for opera, it is leaner in number with a focus on revivals of past popular productions and more use of local rather than visiting artists.
An excellent Il turco in Italia at Teatro Colón
Argentina Rossini, Il turco in Italia: Permanent Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Colón / Jordi Bernàcer (conductor). Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 7.9.2023. (JSJ)
Anna Netrebko leads a starry cast in Teatro Colón’s semi-staged Il trovatore
Argentina Verdi, Il trovatore: Soloists, Permanent Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Colón / Giacomo Sagripanti (conductor). Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 15.8.2023. (JSJ)
Striking Rake’s Progress at Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires
Argentina Stravinsky, The Rake’s Progress: Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Colón / Kakhi Solomnishvili (conductor). Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 26.7.2023. (JSJ)
Sparkling but flawed Il Campanello in Buenos Aires
Argentina Donizetti, Il Campanello: Soloists and Orchestra of the Superior Institute of Art of the Teatro Colón / César Bustamante (conductor). Teatro Coliseo, Buenos Aires. 29.6.2023. (JSJ)
After a half-century Anna Bolena returns to Teatro Colón in a concert version
Argentina Donizetti, Anna Bolena (concert version): Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Colón / Iñaki Encina (conductor). Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. 27.6.2023. (JSJ)
