A Delightful Tango Night
at the Astor Piazzolla Theater
We invite you to experience an evening of
passion, charm, beauty and sensuality; a night of Tango at the new Art and
Theater Center dedicated to Astor Piazzolla, the most inspiring and
gifted tango composer of the twentieth century.
Astor Piazzolla was recognized for his music
and was acclaimed in Europe, South America, Japan and the United States as
a superlative musician and composer. He definitely brought the Tango a
long way from when it was first danced in Buenos Aires a century ago by
two pimps on a street corner. Piazzolla’s compositions gave Tango a new
face, a new look. His works and his compositions influenced the best
musicians and composers of that period and made Tango the
music we now
love and appreciate, the music that has also seduced
millions of new tango fans around the world,
who after their first dance have decided to
tango on for ever.
As Carlos Gardel is the key figure of
Tango’s classic era, Piazzolla is the key figure, developer and
inspiration of the New Tango era. On July 4, 1992 the Tango world cried
over Piazzolla’s death. For decades Piazzolla had been the Tango ambassador to
the World, like he once said “I was born in Argentina, raised in New York,
found my way while in Paris, but every time I go on stage, people
know I’m going to play the music of Buenos Aires.” This top-notch show of
classic and new tango that you will enjoy is our tribute to Piazzolla and
his fascinating music.
Click here
to listen to a wonderful interpretation of "Verano
Porteño" by Astor Piazzolla at the Central Park concert in New York.
You will need Real
Audio 3.0 or newer to listen to these files. You
can also enjoy a complete free library of Piazzolla's music that
you can listen at http://www.piazzolla.org/sounds.
The place where you will enjoy this
show of classic and new Tango is as fascinating as the
show itself: the palace in Galeria Güemes, first opened in
1915 and closed for the last 30 years. More than a million
dollars where invested to renovate this space which in 1915
was the tallest building in Buenos Aires.
The dinner menu includes many options, such
as:
Appetizers:
combination of tiny home-made “empanadas” (oven-baked turnovers stuffed
with chopped beef or tomato, cheese & basil) or beef slices in vitel sauce
or mini argentine cheese croquants served
with fresh salad & red grapes.
Main Course:home-made
pasta or beefsteak in its sauce served
with saffron potatoes & vegetables or basil-spinach stuffed chicken
rolls on bed of risotto & toasted almonds.
Desserts:
burgundy pears (sliced pears with zabaglione ice
cream & candied figs) or home-made custard with “dulce de leche” & caramel
sauce or chocolate mousse with walnut crust.
Beverages:
soft drinks, mineral water, red wine (Malbec
Cabernet and Malbec Syrah)
, white wine (viognier chardonnay)
and sparkling wine (Argentine champagne).
Duration:
3 hours
- show duration: 1 hour and a half
Transfer: private
vehicle
Includes: private
transfers + dinner with beverages and wine
*Information
sources: www.piazzolla.org
