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Tango in 1983

In 1983 the stage show Tango Argentino, created by Claudio Segovia and Héctor Orezzoli, was presented at the Festival d'Automne in Paris, and some accounts treat it as a turning point in tango history [1][9]. The same year saw the return of democracy in Argentina, honours and personnel changes among tango artists, and a body of recordings that a discography dates to 1983 [6][3][5][7].

The year 1983 is linked in the dossier sources mainly to the stage production Tango Argentino, which was presented at the Festival d'Automne (Paris Autumn Festival) in November 1983 [1][9]. The English-language encyclopedia article on the show says that many consider the dancers' appearance on that stage a turning point in the history of tango [1]. The same article reports that the tango historian Alberto Paz credits Tango Argentino with the world-wide revival of Argentine tango [1]. Sources differ on the exact opening date and on how long the show then toured, as set out below [1][5][8][10].

The year also mattered politically. The Spanish-language article on Carlos Gardel describes a series of interruptions of democratic institutions in Argentina that lasted until 1983 [2]. The singer Susana Rinaldi, who had lived in Paris, returned to Argentina after the return of democracy in 1983 [6].

Other events attached to 1983 in the sources include a Premio Discepolín for Juan Carlos Copes [3], the death of a violinist of the Sexteto Mayor [5], a monument to Carlos Gardel in the French city of Toulouse [2], and recording sessions by Astor Piazzolla, Roberto Goyeneche, Osvaldo Pugliese and others that a discography dates to that year [7].

Tango Argentino in Paris

According to the English-language encyclopedia article on the show, Tango Argentino was created and directed by Hector Orezzoli and Claudio Segovia. That article places its first appearances at the Festival d'Automne in Paris in 1983 and on Broadway in New York in 1985 [1]. A government news item marking the show's fortieth anniversary gives the Paris date as 11 November 1983, at the Teatro Musical Châtelet, for the Paris Autumn Festival [9]. The Spanish-language encyclopedia gives 10 November instead, so sources differ on the exact date [9][10].

The English article states that 'in 1983, they finally got a break' [1]. It says that when the dancers took the stage on 11 November 1983, many considered it a turning point in the history of tango [1]. It also cites Alberto Paz, who credits the production with the world-wide revival of Argentine tango and says it appeared for the first time on an international stage at the Paris Autumn Festival, which began on 11 November 1983 [1].

The sources describe the creators in different ways. One calls Orezzoli and Segovia its creators and directors [1]. A biography of Luis Stazo calls the show 'devised by the choreographers Segovia and Orezoli', with a different spelling of the name [8]. The article on Mariano Mores says only that in 1983 Claudio Segovia created the show [4].

The sources also differ on how long the show ran after Paris. The article on the Sexteto Mayor says the company went to Paris in 1983 for one week, but the show was so successful that they kept presenting it for nine years [5]. The same article also mentions dozens of cities around the world over more than a decade [5]. The Stazo biography lists performances in France, Germany, Italy, northern Europe, the United States, Canada, England, Japan and other Asian countries, and dates them 1983–1992 [8].

Paris cast

The Spanish-language encyclopedia article on the show lists the following company for Paris 1983 [10]. Dancers [10]:

  • Juan Carlos Copes and María Nieves [10]
  • Cecilia Narova [10]
  • Carlos and María Rivarola [10]
  • Mayoral and Elsa María [10]
  • Nélida and Nelson [10]
  • Mónica and Luciano Frías [10]
  • Virulazo and Elvira Santamaría [10]

Singers listed for the Paris company [10]:

Musicians and other performers listed for the Paris company [10]:

  • Horacio Salgán [10]
  • Ubaldo De Lío [10]
  • Sexteto Mayor, with Libertella, Stazo, Abramovich, Walczak, Oscar Palermo and Kicho Díaz [10]
  • Actor Jorge Luz [10]

The article on the Sexteto Mayor confirms that the group took part in Tango Argentino, which it describes as presented in Paris in 1983 and as a global success on Broadway in 1985 [5].

Music of Mariano Mores in the show

The Spanish-language article on Mariano Mores states that Segovia's Tango Argentino included three tangos by Mores [4]. In the award-winning Broadway version of 1985, these were performed as follows [4]: - 'Taquito militar', danced by Juan Carlos Copes, María Nieves, Nélida and Nelson, and Los Dinzel [4] - 'Uno', sung by Alba Solís [4] - 'Tanguera', played by the orchestra of Osvaldo Berlingieri [4]

The same article records two other 1983 items connected with Mores. Gabriel Mores, son of Nito and Claudia, decided to devote himself to music that year [4]. The article also names Eduardo Aguiló as having been part of 'su orquesta' in 1983 [4].

Artists, honours and personnel changes

Juan Carlos Copes received the Premio Discepolín for his artistic career in 1983, according to the Spanish-language article on him [3].

In the Sexteto Mayor, the violinist Mauricio Mise died in 1983 and was replaced by Eduardo Walczak [5]. Walczak appears among the Sexteto Mayor members listed for the Paris company of Tango Argentino [10].

The Spanish-language article on Carlos Gardel records that in 1983 a monument in his memory was installed in Toulouse (Tolosa), France [2]. It names Martha Báez, Norberto Perlmutter and the city's mayor, Dominique Baudis, as those who arranged it [2].

Political context and returning artists

The Spanish-language article on Carlos Gardel refers to a series of interruptions of democratic institutions in Argentina that lasted until 1983 [2].

Susana Rinaldi had settled in the Montmartre district, in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, in 1978 [6]. She stayed there until 1983, when she returned to Argentina after the election of President Raúl Alfonsín [6]. According to the same article, she brought back ideas that contributed to the development of stage tango, and she became an active human-rights advocate, especially on television [6]. She lived in Buenos Aires from 1983 to 1990, and from 1990 to 2005 she divided her time between France, Italy and Argentina [6].

Recordings

A discography lists a number of recordings dated to 1983 [7]. Some have exact session dates and others give only the year [7]. These dates are recording dates, not composition dates. For older titles, a 1983 date is at most a 1983 recording and says nothing about when the piece first appeared [7].

Astor Piazzolla recordings dated 1983 [7]: - 'Fuga y misterio', 11 June 1983 [7] - 'Verano porteño', 11 June 1983 and again 13 October 1983 [7] - 'Adiós, nonino', 13 October 1983 [7] - 'Decarísimo', 13 October 1983 [7] - 'Fracanapa', 13 October 1983 [7] - 'Revirado', 13 October 1983 [7]

Roberto Goyeneche recordings dated December 1983 [7]: - 'Cautivo', 6 December 1983 [7] - 'Esquinas porteñas' (vals), 6 December 1983 [7] - 'Me están sobrando las penas', 6 December 1983 [7] - 'Pordioseros', 6 December 1983 [7] - 'Recuerdo malevo', 6 December 1983 [7] - 'Shusheta', 6 December 1983 [7] - 'Tarde gris', 6 December 1983 [7] - 'Vals del carnaval' (vals), 6 December 1983 [7] - 'Chau, viejo Juan', 7 December 1983 [7] - 'Estrella', 7 December 1983 [7]

Osvaldo Pugliese recordings with the singer Adrián Guida [7]: - 'Mis ocho esquinas', 4 May 1983 [7] - 'La reja', 12 December 1983 [7]

The Orquesta Típica Decareana, directed by Osvaldo Requena, has these titles dated 1983 [7]: - 'Allá en el cielo' [7] - 'Boedo' [7] - 'Buen amigo' [7] - 'Chiclana' [7] - 'Copacabana' [7] - 'Criolla linda' [7] - 'Derecho viejo' [7] - 'Flores negras' [7] - 'Mala junta' [7] - 'Puro apronte' [7] - 'Recuerdo' [7] - 'Tierra querida' [7]

Alberto Di Paulo with the singer Nelly Omar has these titles dated 1983 [7]: - 'Barrio de tango' [7] - 'Casas viejas' [7] - 'Cuando llora la milonga' [7] - 'No te apures, cara blanca' [7] - 'Sentimiento gaucho' [7] - 'Si dejaras de quererme' [7] - 'Te llaman malevo' [7] - 'Volver' [7]

Los Solistas de D'Arienzo have these titles dated 1983 [7]: - 'A media luz', with Walter Gutiérrez [7] - 'El choclo' [7] - 'El rey del compás' [7] - 'La cumparsita' [7] - 'Rawson', with Alberto Echagüe [7] - 'Sobre el pucho', with Alberto Echagüe [7] - 'Susurro de bandoneón' [7] - 'Tu vieja ventana' (vals), with Alberto Echagüe and Walter Gutiérrez [7]

José Basso has these titles dated 1983 [7]: - 'A media luz' [7] - 'Adiós, muchachos' [7] - 'Adiós, pampa mía' [7] - 'El amanecer' [7] - 'La cumparsita' [7] - 'Sentimiento gaucho' [7]

Susana Rinaldi has these titles dated 1983 [7]: - 'El 45' [7] - 'Milonga por tantas cosas' (milonga) [7]

Referencias

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  1. Tango Argentino (musical) · en.wikipedia.org“It was created and directed by Hector Orezzoli and Claudio Segovia, and premiered at the Festival d'Automne in Paris in 1983 and on Broadway in”
  2. Carlos Gardel · es.wikipedia.org“Fue el primero de una serie de interrupciones de la institucionalidad democrática que se extendería hasta 1983.”
  3. Juan Carlos Copes · es.wikipedia.org“1983 - Premio Discepolín a la trayectoria artística.​”
  4. Mariano Mores · es.wikipedia.org“En 1983 Claudio Segovia crea su famoso espectáculo Tango Argentino donde incluye tres tangos de Mores, que en la premiada versión de Broadway (1985) tuvo”
  5. Sexteto Mayor · es.wikipedia.org“Integran el famoso espectáculo Tango Argentino, presentado en 1983 en París y con éxito global en Broadway en 1985, y en decenas de ciudades en”
  6. Susana Rinaldi · es.wikipedia.org“Luego del retorno de la democracia en 1983, regresó a la Argentina con ideas que contribuyeron al desarrollo del tango escenario y se volvió una”
  7. tango.info · tango.info“A media luz | T0370001038 | tango | José Basso | - | zxx | 1983 | 02:22 | 1 | info”
  8. www.todotango.com · todotango.com“—devised by the choreographers Segovia and Orezoli—, either in France, as in Germany, Italy, north of Europe, the United States, Canada, England, Japan and other”
  9. www.argentina.gob.ar · argentina.gob.ar“El 11 de noviembre de 1983, en el Teatro Musical Chatelet para el Festival de Otoño de París, estrena Tango Argentino.”
  10. es.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org“París 1983 - Bailarines: Juan Carlos Copes y María Nieves, ... Cantantes: Roberto Goyeneche, Raúl Lavié, Maria Graña, Jovita Luna, Elba Berón - Músicos: Horacio”
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