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Buenos Aires againJul 26, 2004
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Tango show in Buenos Aires
Bass player at the tango show
Crooner #1
| Written by Karen: On our last day in Buenos Aires, we visited the Museum of Fine Arts, which is conveniently located near my new favorite restaurant! (see previous Buenos Aires entry for details). So that's where we had lunch, just so I could get the same salad again. We also took a tour through the famous Teatro Colón. Teatro Colón is a beautiful and incredibly large theater complex. It can seat 2487 people and has 7 or 8 levels of balconies that all overlook the stage. The complex also extends underground for 4 floors of workshop areas, rehearsal spaces, and costume storage. Sets, costumes, wigs, shoes, etc., are all designed and built on-site. The theater is mostly funded by the city, with additional federal and private funding. It employs almost 4000 people. That's an incredible number of artists! (although I'm sure that number includes a lot of service workers too). The theater hosts many operas, ballets and concerts each year, most running for only two weeks. I asked the tour guide if people dress up in full gowns for the performances here. She said "Yes, pretty much." We also decided to take in a tango show before leaving Buenos Aires. Since neither of us are great dancers, we wanted to go somewhere were we could watch and not be expected to join in. We inquired at the "Tango Information Center" near our hotel (yes, there is an info center just for tango shows and courses!), and they recommended a restaurant called La Esquina. The price included dinner, which was very good. The three-piece band and two singers were very good, as were the dancers. |
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