Maria de Buenos Aires

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Event Maria de Buenos Aires
Venue Playhouse (QPAC), South Bank, QLD
Umbrella Event Brisbane Festival 2011
First Date 14 September 2011
Opening Date 14 September 2011
Last Date 17 September 2011
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Astor Piazzolla's 'tango operita' offers audiences one of the most fascinating heroines ever created. Sung in Spanish, it was first performed in Buenos Aires in 1968 and is often hailed as a surrealist masterpiece.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Opera
Tango
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Leigh Warren Choreographer
Astor Piazzolla Composer
Jascha Boyce Contortionist
Kathryn Sproul Costume Designer
Andrew Gill Dancer Tango
Nigel Levings Designer
Leigh Warren Director
Horacio Ferrer Librettist
Horacio Ferrer Lyricist
James James Magician
Timothy Sexton Musical Director
Santiago Polimeni Musician Bandoneon
Cherie Boogaart Singer
Mark Oates Singer
Alirio Zavarce Singer
Works
Text Nationality Argentina
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Brisbane Festival
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 119284