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Teatro Ópera

Teatro Ópera: open from 1872 and 1872-05-25.

Teatro Ópera: The first theatre in the city with gas lighting; its current Art Deco building by Alberto Bourdon (1935) replaced the earlier house when Corrientes was widened. In 1927 the tango "Mueble viejo" was sung there in a vaudeville., Owner Clemente Lococo used the 1936 widening of Corrientes to build the third and definitive Teatro Ópera (the article also says Alberto Bourdon conceived the building in 1935)., Octavo Baile de los Aviadores en el Teatro Ópera, Octavo Baile de los Aviadores en el Teatro Ópera: The Eighth Aviators' Ball on 28 February 1930 had Francisco Canaro's tango orchestra and Adolfo Carabelli's jazz band, and Canaro premiered 'A mí no me den consejos' and 'Milonga canyengue' there; the building was the one before the 1936 Ópera., and Address: avenida Corrientes 860.

Linked to Teatro Ópera (occurred at): Guardia Nueva.

Premiered at Teatro Ópera: El irresistible and Milonguita.

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The music danced here

The recordings most danced here, on film. The bar is how often each is still danced everywhere we index.

  1. En blanco y negro

    Alberto Mancione · Jorge Ledesma, Héctor Alvarado

    8 dances
    1954
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Opening and closing

Our venue records; each note says what the year counts

Opened
1872First Teatro de la Ópera opened 25 May 1872; rebuilt 1889 and again 1936 (Wikipedia).

Sources: Teatro Ópera

By decade

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

  1. 1920s

    1. May 12, 1920Samuel Linnig: María Esther Podestá introduces Milonguita in his sainete Delikatessen Hauss at the Teatro Ópera.

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    2. May 12, 1920Juan Bautista Deambroggio: Plays in Firpo's orchestra at the Teatro Ópera when Milonguita is introduced.

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    3. May 12, 1920Bachicha: Plays with Firpo at the old Teatro Ópera for "Delikatessen House", where María Esther Podestá first sings "Milonguita".

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    4. May 12, 1920Enrique Delfino: Milonguita premiered at the Teatro Ópera on 12 May.

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    5. 1921Francisco Canaro: Leads a 32-piece orchestra at the carnival balls of the Teatro Opera.

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    6. 1924Augusto Berto: Directs the Teatro Opera orchestra; makes his last record, for Ideal.

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    7. Oct 9, 1926Ramón Collazo: The Troupe Ateniense debuts in Buenos Aires at the Teatro de la Ópera; he writes Pato.

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    8. 1927Fernando Díaz: Debuts around 1927-28 at the Teatro Opera with Arturo Grecco's criollo ensemble.

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    9. 1929Lito Bayardo: Sings refrains with De Caro's orchestra at the carnival dances at the Teatro Ópera.

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Events held here.

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Open from2

Open from 1872

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Open from May 25, 1872

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Notes5

The first theatre in the city with gas lighting; its current Art Deco building by Alberto Bourdon (1935) replaced the earlier house when Corrientes was widened. In 1927 the tango "Mueble viejo" was sung there in a vaudeville.

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Owner Clemente Lococo used the 1936 widening of Corrientes to build the third and definitive Teatro Ópera (the article also says Alberto Bourdon conceived the building in 1935).1936

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Octavo Baile de los Aviadores en el Teatro ÓperaFeb 28, 1930

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Octavo Baile de los Aviadores en el Teatro Ópera: The Eighth Aviators' Ball on 28 February 1930 had Francisco Canaro's tango orchestra and Adolfo Carabelli's jazz band, and Canaro premiered 'A mí no me den consejos' and 'Milonga canyengue' there; the building was the one before the 1936 Ópera.Feb 28, 1930

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Address: avenida Corrientes 860

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Dates1

Guardia Nueva — took place at Teatro ÓperaFeb 24, 1923, 1923–1936

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Premiered at2

El irresistible — premiered at Teatro Ópera1908

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Milonguita — premiered at Teatro ÓperaMay 12, 1920

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Milonguita was first sung here in the sainete Delikatessen Haus in 1920; Gardel and Razzano played it in 1917.

Where
Avenida Corrientes 860

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