María de Buenos Aires
María de Buenos Aires is a tango opera (tango operita) with music by Astor Piazzolla and libretto by Horacio Ferrer 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.
Movements
- Balada para un loco
- Yo soy María
- Milonga carrieguera por María la niña
- Fuga y misterio
- Poema valseado
- Tocata rea
- Contramilonga a la funerala por la primera muerte de María
- Tangata del Alba
- Allegro tangabile
- Milonga de la Anunciación