| The venerable Teatro Colon reopened last May after | | | | the top roof of their careers thanks to the theater. |
| three years of restoration works, with a star-studded | | | | Celebrities like Arturo Toscanini, Enrico Caruso and |
| opera calendar that includes Puccini's La Bohème and | | | | Titta Rufo, Richard Strauss and Arthur Nikisch, Lily |
| Mozart's Don Giovanni. | | | | Pons, Igor Stravinsky, María Callas and Maia |
| The Teatro Colon of Buenos Aires has already | | | | Plissetskaya, to name a few, have accounted for |
| presented its program for the 2010 Season. Happily, | | | | what the Colón represented. |
| the companies will return to the theater's concert hall | | | | Luciano Pavarotti, considered by many as the greatest |
| that was re inaugurated on May 25th, 2010, with a | | | | tenor in history, said about the theater: "…it has a very |
| Reopening Gala in celebration of the May Revolution | | | | big defect, its acoustic is simply perfect. Imagine what |
| Bicentenary. The 2010 Season will feature great | | | | that means for a singer: if one makes a mistake, it is |
| figures as Daniel Barenboim, Zubin Mehta Paloma | | | | noticed immediately …" |
| Herrera, and Yo-Yo Ma. | | | | Plácido Domingo, another great tenor of the XX |
| The theater opened on May 25, 1908, the Día de la | | | | century, reviewed: "…what has impressed me most |
| patria (Motherland Day) in Argentina, with a | | | | about the Colón Theater has always been its |
| performance of Verdi's Aida. It quickly became a | | | | orchestra and its choir, as well as the wonderful |
| world-famous operatic venue rivaling La Scala and the | | | | workshops that work out any problem in a matter of |
| Metropolitan Opera in attracting artists. | | | | minutes. The Colón is a marvelous theater, I would |
| With excellent acoustics and modern stage areas, the | | | | say it cannot be compared to any other theater in the |
| theater's interior design features a rich scarlet and gold | | | | world, because in addition to its artistic history, only |
| decor. The cupola contains frescoes painted in 1966 | | | | masterpieces have been presented in its stage ever |
| by the renowned 20th century artist Raul Soldi during | | | | since its inauguration". |
| the renovation work. | | | | ABONO DEL BICENTENARIO (BICENTENARY |
| Ever since the staging of Aída, various figures | | | | CONCERTS)A total of 8 concerts that will get |
| performed on this prodigious stage. Dance and ballet | | | | together some of the most resounding figures in the |
| artists played their roles here and not only did they | | | | season: Daniel Barenboim, Zubin Mehta and Yo-Yo Ma. |
| leave a long-lasting mark but also found in most cases | | | | |