Fuga y misterio astor piazzolla wikipedia

20th C. tango opera by Astor Piazzolla

María de Buenos Aires is a tangoopera (tango operita) with music by Ástor Piazzolla^[1] and libretto by Horacio Ferrer^[2] that premiered at the Sala Planeta in Buenos Aires on 8 May 1968.

The first part of the surreal plot centers on the experiences of a prostitute in Buenos Aires, Argentina; the second part takes place after her death. The characters include María (and, after her death, the Shadow of María), a singer of payadas; various members of the Buenos Aires underworld; a payador who functions as a poet and narrator; a goblin-like duende; several marionettes under the control of the duende; a circus of psychoanalysts; pasta makers; and construction workers.

Many elements of the libretto suggest parallels between María and Mar