Overview

• The new production opened on August 24 in Buenos Aires to strong applause, marking the work’s return to the house after a decade.
• Rubén Szuchmacher directs and Ramón Tebar conducts, with Jorge Ferrari’s minimal sets and Gonzalo Córdova’s lighting shaping the visual palette.
• Critics noted a restrained 1930s atmosphere and sparse movement that place musical and vocal expression at the forefront.
• Eight performances run through early September with alternating casts led by Jean‑François Borras and Annalisa Stroppa, with Arturo Chacón‑Cruz featured in the second cast and a September 3 show reserved for under‑30 audiences.
• Reviews praised the orchestra and singers despite occasional balance and intonation slips, while raising familiar questions about the final act’s plausibility.