The Stage. March 21 through 23, 2013.
A product of the highly acclaimed, living American composer Robert Xavier Rodriguez, Tango is a one-act comic concert operetta composed for a single tenor role, sung by Young Artist Matthew Newlin, and a chamber ensemble. Designed to present three consecutive scenes without pause, the action follows the protagonist at the height of the tango craze in 1913 as he embodies different characters to convey the varied perceptions of this seductive and polarizing dance.
Set in Argentina, the surreal plot of Argentinean composer Ástor Piazzolla’s María de Buenos Aires is the tale of ill-fated María, who was said to be born “on a day when God was drunk.” Living in the poor suburbs of Buenos Aires, María is seduced by the sounds of tango, becoming a streetwalker, and falling victim to a tragic death. The audience then follows María’s Shadow as it walks the city’s Underground, which has become her hell.
This tango double bill is the first installment of the “Unexpected Operas in Unexpected Places” initiative, a program supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation as part of its Knight Arts Challenge and designed to bring less-known operas to unique venues throughout South Florida.
Tickets are $25 general admission, standing room, and can be purchased at the Florida Grand Opera box office by calling 800.741.1010 or online at www.FGO.org.
Florida Grand Opera at The Stage
170 NE 38th Street
Miami, FL 33137
800.741.1010
www.FGO.org
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