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Venue

Teatro Presidente Alvear

Teatro Presidente Alvear: Then called the Teatro Enrique Discépolo, it staged the revue "El patio de la Morocha" by Cátulo Castillo and Aníbal Troilo, opened on 24 April 1953, for two seasons and over 500 performances. and Address: avenida Corrientes 1659.†† 1953: Then called the Teatro Enrique Discépolo, it staged the revue "El patio de la Morocha" by Cátulo Castillo and Aníbal Troilo, opened on 24 April 1953, for two seasons and over 500 performances.†

Opening and closing

Our venue records; each note says what the year counts

Opened
1942Inaugurated 22 April 1942 (Wikipedia).

Sources: Sebastián Holz

By decade

Dated moments, each with its source, and what we filmed

  1. 1940s

    1. 1944Alberto Castillo: Draws crowds at the Teatro Alvear that force the police to stop traffic on Corrientes.

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    2. 1945Alberto Arenas: Hired by Francisco Canaro; sings in El tango en París at the Teatro Presidente Alvear, where Adiós pampa mía is premiered, and takes the name Arenas.

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    3. 1945Guillermo Rico: Sings Niebla and duets in Canaro's revue El tango en París at the Teatro Alvear.

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    4. 1945Guillermo Coral: Sings in Canaro's revue El tango en París at the Teatro Alvear.

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  2. 1950s

    1. 1950Ciriaco Ortiz: Plays in Mariano Mores's orchestra at the Teatro Alvear.

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    2. 1953Roberto Grela: Plays with Troilo in El patio de la morocha at the Teatro Enrique Santos Discépolo.

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  3. 1970s

    1. 1977Enrique Francini: Tours Japan for three months, then stages Tangos por el Mundo at the Teatro Alvear.

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    2. 1978Carlos García: Part of the 55-piece Tangos para el Mundo orchestra at the Teatro Presidente Alvear.

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  4. 1980s

    1. 1987Stella Baez: Begins dancing tango almost by accident: cast, as an actress, in the stage show 'Los muchachos de antes no usaban gomina' at the Teatro Alvear, where she had to dance tango having learned only a little from her uncles and father. (A companion interview gives 1986.)

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  5. 2000s

    1. 2003El Chino Laborde: Stage debut in Discepolín y yo at the Teatro Presidente Alvear; starts the duo with Dipi Kvitko.

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    2. 2007Hernán Genovese: Sings with the Orquesta del Tango de Buenos Aires under Raúl Garello at the Teatro Presidente Alvear.

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    3. 2009Milena Plebs: Premieres 'Tramatango' at the Teatro Presidente Alvear, and runs open choreographic seminars during the 2009 and 2010 World Tango Championships.

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Notes2

Then called the Teatro Enrique Discépolo, it staged the revue "El patio de la Morocha" by Cátulo Castillo and Aníbal Troilo, opened on 24 April 1953, for two seasons and over 500 performances.1953

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Address: avenida Corrientes 1659

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Played in1

Aníbal Troilo — played in Teatro Presidente Alvear1953

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Premiered at3

Milonga del mayoral — premiered at Teatro Presidente AlvearApr 24, 1953

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Vuelve la serenata — premiered at Teatro Presidente AlvearApr 24, 1953

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Adiós pampa mía — premiered at Teatro Presidente AlvearAug 11, 1945

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Open from1

Open from April 22, 1942

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City theatre renamed Enrique Santos Discépolo from 1951 to 1955; it has hosted the Festival Buenos Aires Tango.

Where
Avenida Corrientes 1659

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