María de Buenos Aires
María de Buenos Aires is a tango opera (tango operita) with music by Astor Piazzolla and libretto by Horacio Ferrer that premiered at the Sala Planeta in Buenos Aires on 8 May 1968. The first part of the surreal plot centers on the experiences of a prostitute in Buenos Aires, Argentina; the second part takes place after her death.
Movements
- Balada para un loco
- Yo soy María
- Milonga carrieguera por María la niña
- Fuga y misterio
- Poema valseado
- Tocata rea
- Contramilonga a la funerala por la primera muerte de María
- Tangata del Alba
- Allegro tangabile
- Milonga de la Anunciación
Recommended recordings
Most recent recordings
- Piazzolla: María de Buenos Aires — Astor Piazzolla, Ce Suarez Paz, Gualtiero Scola, Cesare Chiacchiaretta, Giovanni Zonno, Salvatore Russo, Alberto Maria Munafò, Orchestra Filarmonica della Calabria, Filippo Arlia (2025) Spotify
- Piazzolla: Maria de Buenos Aries — Astor Piazzolla, Axiom Brass (2023) Spotify
- Piazzolla: María De Buenos Aires: Yo soy María — María Dueñas, Itamar Golan (2023) Spotify
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