The Stage. March 21 through 23, 2013.
A product of the hghly acclamed, lvng Amercan composer Robert Xaver Rodrguez, Tango s a one-act comc concert operetta composed for a sngle tenor role, sung by Young Artst Matthew Newln, and a chamber ensemble. Desgned to present three consecutve scenes wthout pause, the acton follows the protagonst at the heght of the tango craze n 1913 as he embodes dfferent characters to convey the vared perceptons of ths seductve and polarzng dance.
Set n Argentna, the surreal plot of Argentnean composer Ástor Pazzolla’s Maŕa de Buenos Ares s the tale of ll-fated Maŕa, who was sad to be born “on a day when God was drunk.” Lvng n the poor suburbs of Buenos Ares, Maŕa s seduced by the sounds of tango, becomng a streetwalker, and fallng vctm to a tragc death. The audence then follows Maŕa’s Shadow as t walks the cty’s Underground, whch has become her hell.
Ths tango double bll s the frst nstallment of the “Unexpected Operas n Unexpected Places” ntatve, a program supported by the John S. and James L. Knght Foundaton as part of ts Knght Arts Challenge and desgned to brng less-known operas to unque venues throughout South Florda.
Tckets are $25 general admsson, standng room, and can be purchased at the Florda Grand Opera box offce by callng 800.741.1010 or onlne at www.FGO.org.
Florda Grand Opera at The Stage
170 NE 38th Street
Mam, FL 33137
800.741.1010
www.FGO.org
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