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Denis Fodor, in response to me:
>>A couple years ago, there was an evening program at Teatro Colon (here
>>in Buenos Aires) by the Experimental Center of Opera and Ballet. They
>>offered Monteverdi's "Il Combattimento..." and Schoenberg's "Pierrot
>>Lunaire" in the same concert. There wasn't a single ticket available
>>a week before the event. ...
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>Not all that surprising. It happens from time to time, especially when
>sponsored by a group that's not responsible for the regular repertoire of
>the house.
An interesting detail: the Experimental Center of Opera and Ballet belongs
to the Teatro Colon and, since a few years, this section has been taking
some influence on the main repertoire. In fact, the Colon always showed a
curious (I mean: good, balanced) mixture of traditionalism and eclecticism
in its general repertoire.
>What would surprise me is if someone claimed this to be normal practice
>in the big houses, the Teatro Colon included.
This is far from being the normal practice at the Colon, but it's
moderately frequent. I wrote about this program (which took place two
years ago) because I remember it with particular pleasure, but there were
another ones of the same kind in this two years (especially those related
to modern ballet).
Pablo Massa
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