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Maria de Buenos Aires is one of the most beautiful tango Opera by Astor Piazzolla. It was first staged at Sala Planeta in 1968. The theme was developed and created by Horacio Ferrer.
First part of Maria de Buenos Aires Opera coined around the pathos of a prostitute, the later half deals with the period after her death. Various characters portrayed in Maria de Buenos Aires include the following.
- Maria (A singer of Payadas)
- Various members of the Buenos Aires underworld
- Poet narrator who is also a goblin and several marionettes under his control
- The circus of psychoanalysts
The Maria de Buenos Aries reflects various stirring ironies which is one of the greatest elements of any successful epic operas. The Maria de Buenos Aries is one of the wonderful lyrical opera by Piazzolla. Piazzola has scripted down his own life-story in the form of a opera, may be that was one of the vital reasons behind the huge success of Maria de Buenos Aires, as its appeal was too realistic for the viewers, who could relate to the dramatic moments of the opera.
Maria de Buenos Aries is written using ‘Nuevo tango' idioms. It was staged beautifully with the group of singers and dancers, who instead o performing traditional steps, executed tango steps, which made the opera visually great.
Devotees of art, history, and culture, of all literate society are familiar with Maria de Buenos Aires, weather they love it or not.
