Year
Tango in 1998
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Our catalogue holds 72 recordings from 1998. The orchestras recorded most that year were Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez) (33 recordings), Orquesta Forever Tango (27 recordings), and Orquesta El Arranque (12 recordings).
That year
Jorge Omar: Dies in February.
Alcides Rossi: Interviewed at his home in Bernal by Hernán Volpe.
Mingo Pugliese: More than 700 people attend a free gala at Salón El Pial on 12 June marking his 50 years in tango.
Ryota Komatsu: Major-label debut on Sony Records in July; concerts with Ziegler, Suárez Paz and Malvicino.
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Recorded in3
Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez) — recorded in Tango in 1998 (33 recordings)1998Single source
Orquesta Forever Tango — recorded in Tango in 1998 (27 recordings)1998Single source
Orquesta El Arranque — recorded in Tango in 1998 (12 recordings)1998Single source
What happened46
Jorge Omar Dies in February.Single source
Alcides Rossi Interviewed at his home in Bernal by Hernán Volpe.Single source
Mingo Pugliese More than 700 people attend a free gala at Salón El Pial on 12 June marking his 50 years in tango.Single source
Ryota Komatsu Major-label debut on Sony Records in July; concerts with Ziegler, Suárez Paz and Malvicino.Single source
Antonio Agri Dies in Buenos Aires.Single source
Alicia Pons Begins teaching tango in Buenos Aires.Single source
Javier Rodríguez Begins touring international tango festivals (per festival biographies).Single source
Marcela Duran Dances "A Evaristo Carriego" with Gavito and the Boston Pops at Boston Symphony Hall (Forever Tango).Single source
Mariana Montes Begins dancing and teaching with Sebastián Arce.Single source
Natalia Hills Dances Derecho viejo with Oscar Mandagarán in Forever Tango.Single source
Carlitos Espinoza Begins teaching in Argentina and Chile.Single source
Ruben Veliz Lead couple of Milonga Boulevard (Nueva Compañía Tangueros) at its US premiere.Single source
Sabrina Veliz Lead couple of Milonga Boulevard (Nueva Compañía Tangueros) at its US premiere.Single source
Cecilia Berra Begins dancing tango.Single source
Orquesta Típica Fernández Fierro Forms as the Orquesta Típica Fernández Branca, mostly graduates of the Escuela de Música Popular de Avellaneda.Single source
Adrian Veredice Begins dancing professionally with Alejandra Hobert.Single source
Clara Raquel Lamdan Photographed with Tito Palumbo at La Trastienda in April.Single source
Miriam Larici Forever Tango's dancers are nominated for the Tony Award for Best Choreography.Single source
Sebastián Arce Begins dancing and teaching with Mariana Montes.Single source
Ariel Ardit Starts singing tango at the Boliche de Roberto; professional debut with Norberto Pereyra's guitar trio.Single source
Orquesta El Arranque Clarín prize as breakthrough group of the year.Single source
Esther Pugliese Mingo's 50 years of dancing celebrated at Salón El Pial, Buenos Aires, with tributes by their children.Single source
Johanna Copes Plays a dance teacher in Carlos Saura's Tango.Single source
Juanjo Dominguez Records Más tango with Adriana Varela.Single source
Pablo Verón American Choreography Award for outstanding achievement in a feature film, for The Tango Lesson.Single source
Rebecca Shulman TangoMujer performs at the Podewil Theatre in Berlin; she teaches at the Montreal festival and in Istanbul.Single source
María Estela Monti Sings with the trio Alma Bohemia at the Centro Cultural San Martín and Recoleta, to 2000.Single source
Orquesta Forever Tango Tony and Drama Desk nominations for choreography; Lisandro Adrover nominated for the Drama Desk award for orchestrations.Single source
Mariano Chicho Frúmboli Moves to Europe with Victoria Vieyra in October, settling in France and then Belgium to teach.Single source
Osvaldo Zotto El Firulete lists him among dancers who name Mingo Pugliese as an inspirational master.Single source
Cecilia Narova Plays Laura Fuentes in Carlos Saura's Tango; dances with Mía Maestro and with Juan Carlos Copes.Single source
Luis Castro Shares Forever Tango's Tony nomination for Best Choreography.Single source
Mora Godoy Stars with Zotto in "Perfumes de tango".Single source
Oscar Mandagaran Dances Derecho viejo with Natalia Hills in Forever Tango.Single source
Lisandro Adrover His orchestra records the Forever Tango music in Hollywood; nominated for a Drama Desk award for the show's orchestrations.Single source
Walter Ríos Musical director of the Cosquín festival.Single source
Adriana varela Two open-air shows at Barcelona's Grec festival in July.Single source
Cacho Dante Writes 'The Tango and Trapeze Acts' in Buenos Aires, November.Single source
Julio Balmaceda Joins the Broadway production 'Forever Tango' with Corina.Single source
Lorenzo Barbero Presents Fiebre de tango at the Teatro Real in Córdoba.Single source
Daniel Binelli Co-founds the Tango Metrópolis company with Pilar Álvarez and Claudio Hoffmann.Single source
Juan Carlos Copes Choreographs Carlos Saura's film 'Tango'.Single source
Alberto Mancione Dies at 82.Single source
Antonio Agri Appears in Carlos Saura's film Tango, no me dejes nunca.Single source
Carlos Rivarola Principal dancer with Eleonora Cassano in Tangokinesis; appears in Carlos Saura's 'Tango'.Single source
Horacio Salgan Appears with the Nuevo Quinteto Real in Carlos Saura's film Tango.Single source
Timeline
1998
Recorded in Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez)Single source
1998
Recorded in Orquesta Forever TangoSingle source
1998
Recorded in Orquesta El ArranqueSingle source
1998
Alicia Pons: Begins teaching tango in Buenos Aires.Single source
1998
Javier Rodríguez: Begins touring international tango festivals (per festival biographies).Single source
1998
Marcela Duran: Dances "A Evaristo Carriego" with Gavito and the Boston Pops at Boston Symphony Hall (Forever Tango).Single source
1998
Mariana Montes: Begins dancing and teaching with Sebastián Arce.Single source
1998
Natalia Hills: Dances Derecho viejo with Oscar Mandagarán in Forever Tango.Single source