Review: Maria de Buenos Aires

I had little idea what this piece was about either before I saw it and I have little idea after I have seen it but I don't care - I found it beautiful and truly theatrical.

Apparently it is a "tango operita" by Astor Piazzolla based on a text by the Argentine poet Horacio Ferrer.

It is sung in Spanish with great passion and played by a vivacious onstage band. The score for Maria de Buenos Aires is passionate and congruent, the production is constantly inventive, engaging and satisfying and all the performances are marvellous. I almost don't want to give anything about it away at all (or possibly I can't...), It really has to be experienced first hand.

Go and enjoy. I hope you do.

19/08/2010