Madison Opera
María de Buenos Aires
by Astor Piazzolla
Friday, January 31 & Sunday, February 2
Capitol Theater
$30 - $140
Sung in Spanish with projected English translations
Runtime
90 minutes, no intermission
Age Recommendation
12 & up
Content Warning
Dark subject matter with mature themes, including sexual violence. Not suitable for all audiences. Contact info@madisonopera.org with any questions.
Death dances the tango.
Born in the slums of Buenos Aires “one day when God was drunk,” María turns to the city in a desperate quest for freedom, falling in love with its tango rhythms. A dark, surreal story told in song and dance, this “tango opera” by the legendary Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla has been widely acclaimed since its 1968 premiere.
Don’t miss this evening of theatrical exhilaration, stunning music and extraordinary dancing featuring Kanopy Dance.
Meet the Artists
María
Kelly Guerra
El Payador
Laureano Quant
El Duende
Kirstin Chávez
Kanopy Dance Company
Kanopy Dance Company, critically acclaimed as a premier modern dance company, is led by co-artistic directors, Robert E. Cleary, and Lisa Thurrell, who are award-winning dancers and choreographers. While the company “informs” its works through its roots in the Martha Graham tradition, Kanopy has cultivated its own brand, working to forward a new dimension and visual language to advance American Modern Dance. The Kanopy Dance Academy, integral to Kanopy’s mission, offers a comprehensive program of modern dance, choreography, and ballet for dancers of all ages and abilities to help train artists and art lovers. Kanopy 2, Kanopy’s “second” company, provides a rigorous pre-professional training program open to exceptional students of dance only by audition.
Conductor
Kamna Gupta
Stage Director
Frances Rabalais
Thank you sponsors
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Kay & Martin Barrett
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David Flanders & Susan Ecroyd
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John Lemke & Pamela Oliver
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