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Teatro Colón Marks 100 Years of Its Resident Orchestra and Chorus With Ovation-Filled Gala

Under Beatrice Venezi, the theatre paired a sweeping repertory tribute with a new QR archive of past members still being completed.

Gala 100 años - Orquesta y Coro Estable Teatro Colón
Se celebró anoche una gala muy emotiva por los 100 años de la Orquesta y el Coro estable del Teatro Colón
Bucharest (Romania), 18/09/2023.- Argentine classical concert pianist, Martha Argerich (L), watched by Swiss conductor Charles Dutoit (R), performs an encore at the end of her recital with the Hungarian National Philharmonic orchestra, on the stage of the Grand Palace Hall during the Enescu Festival in Bucharest, Romania, 18 September 2023. The festival, held every two years since 1958, is the biggest classical music festival held in Romania and is named after Romanian composer and violinist George Enescu. The 26th edition runs from 27 August to 24 September 2023, with the participation of 40 orchestras from 16 countries, totaling 3,500 foreign and Romanian artists. This years theme is 'Generosity through Music'. (Rumanía, Bucarest) EFE/EPA/Robert Ghement

Overview

  • The centennial concert on December 7 in Buenos Aires opened with Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky, led by guest principal conductor Beatrice Venezi and highlighted by mezzosoprano Guadalupe Barrientos.
  • Mario Perusso, emeritus director of the Orquesta Estable, returned to conduct Verdi’s La forza del destino Overture in a widely applauded appearance, with chorus preparation led by Miguel Martínez.
  • The program traced signature repertoire with Mascagni’s Intermezzo and the Easter chorus from Cavalleria rusticana featuring Barrientos, Gounod’s Kermesse chorus from Faust, and Puccini’s Manon Lescaut Intermezzo.
  • A Verdi finale brought the Triumphal March from Aida and an encore of Va, pensiero, drawing extended ovations that underlined the ensembles’ standing at Argentina’s flagship opera house.
  • As part of the commemoration, the printed program linked via QR to historical rosters of orchestra and chorus members that remain incomplete as archival research continues, while separate reporting noted artists’ concerns over reduced opera titles, rehearsal access, and long-unfilled chorus vacancies.