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María de Buenos Aires


FRIDAY MAY 17TH OPENING NIGHT SOLD OUT!

May 17 & 19, 2024
Friday at 7:30 PM | Sunday at 2:30 PM
Turner Hall Ballroom
Run Time 1 hour, 45 minutes, with one intermission

Performed in Spanish with English supertitles

Rating: PG13 - Adult theme, death

Performance Events

Pre-Opera Talk: May 17, 6:30pm and May 19, 1:30pm

Opening Night Post-Show Party May 17 after the show (Cash bar)



A poor girl comes to Buenos Aires and is drawn into a life of prostitution by the sound of the tango. She dies, her shadow continuing to stalk the city. Astor Piazzolla’s sultry and passionate nuevo tango fuels the surreal story of María, born “one day when God was drunk.” Explore this drama of seduction, depravity, redemption, and rebirth in Buenos Aires’ urban underbelly. This sensual tango, told in the fading beauty of Turner Hall, will knock you over with its powerful storytelling and singing.


Artists & Cast

By Astor Piazzolla
Libretto by Horacio Ferrer
Conducted by Pablo Zinger *
Original Production Director Tomer Zvulun *
Stage Directed by Brian August*
Lighting Designer Connie Yun
Wig & Makeup Designer Erica Cartledge
Supertitles Designer Dyan Yoder
Original choreography by Jeremías Fors*
Ensemble Curated by the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

El Duende Blas Canedo González *
MaríaSolange Merdinian *
El Payador
Gustavo Feulien *
Dancer  and Choreographer
Florencia Lucano*
Dancer  and Choreographer
Gustavo Russo*

Ensemble Laura McCauley+
Ensemble Tzytle Steinman+
Ensemble Renata Herrera
Ensemble Jerek Fernández+
Ensemble Nicholas Lin
Ensemble Brandan Sanchez+


*Indicates Florentine Opera Debut | + Baumgartner Studio Artist | ^ Baumgartner Studio Artist Alum

Later Event: June 21
Pasta and Puccini