He Colon Theater announced its program for the this Tuesday afternoon 2026 seasonwhich includes a diverse selection of operas, special concerts and a special room for ballet.
Under the direction of Julio Bocca, the Ballet Estable del Teatro Colón presents eight titles and The Argentinian Marianela Núñez plays the main role in two of them. In addition, in this case the shows combine repeats, Argentine premieres and a world premiere.
It will be presented in March Swan Lake, with choreography by Raúl Candal; The same version was premiered by Bocca upon his departure in 2007. The mixed program will be published in May etudes, by Harald Lander; Aftermath, by the Argentinian Demis Volpi and Come in by Aszure Barton, three works from the 20th and 21st centuries that will premiere on Argentine soil.
Meanwhile, the Argentinian premiere of will take place in July Alice in Wonderlandthe creation of Christopher Wheeldon with the production of the Royal Danish Ballet and the Buenos Aires Philharmonic.
It will be released worldwide in September. Borgesa work commissioned by Goyo Montero to pay tribute to the great Argentine author, with music by Gustavo Santaolalla and Owen Belton, which explores Borgesian themes through music and dance. Two months later he will disembark Manonby Kenneth MacMillan, produced by Talleres del Teatro Colón and with the participation of the Buenos Aires Philharmonic.
The season ends in December The Nutcrackerin the choreographic version by Silvia Bazilis, with the Academic Orchestra and the Children’s Choir of the Teatro Colón.
The opera season, in turn, will consist of seven subscription titles and three chamber opera titles. With The Valkyrie There will be a return to the stage of Wagner’s first Colosseum and the musical drama in German. French lyrical art will again be represented by The Counts of Hoffmannby Jacques Offenbach, with the revival of the production by the Argentinian Eugenio Zanetti, which premiered at the Teatro Colón in 2019.
Also a prominent place for contemporary work, thanks to the world premiere of dementiaa work Colón commissioned from the famous Argentine composer Oscar Strasnoy, with lyrics by Ariana Harwicz.
The Italian tradition, fundamental in the theater’s program since its inception, will also be present in the 2026 season with 5 titles. One of them is the bel canto of the 19th century I Capuleti and Montecchia lyrical tragedy by Vincenzo Bellini that premiered in the same Buenos Aires Colosseum more than half a century ago.
Cavalleria Rusticana, by Pietro Mascagni, directed by Hugo de Ana, will ensure that the season opens in April with all the intensity of verismo. They are also introduced Manon Lescaut, by Puccini, in a concert version performed at the Palacio Libertad; Pagliacci, by Ruggero Leoncavallo and Othelloby Giuseppe Verdi.
The chamber opera, in turn, enables the encounter with three inevitable creations of the 20th century: Soldier’s story, by Igor Stravinsky; The Threepenny Opera, Weill-Brecht and Another twist, by Benjamin Britten.
Regarding the exclusively musical program, one of the most important announcements is the return to the official venue after 26 years The Berlin Philharmonic (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) in the Teatro Colón. The orchestra, under the direction of its chief conductor Krill Petrenko, will give three concerts in the presence of the pianist Daniil Trifanov as a soloist.
In addition, during the 19 concerts of its subscription cycle and eight exceptional concerts, the Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra, whose principal conductor is Zoe Zeniodi, will invite several soloists and conductors to participate in the 80th anniversary celebrations. The Teatro Colón Stable Orchestra, under the brand new direction of Alejo Pérez, will have its cycle of three performances in addition to the opera and ballet season.
For its part, the Academic Orchestra of the Higher Arts School of the Teatro Colón, an Argentine musical stronghold, will offer a cycle of 8 concerts from March to December.
Throughout the year and structured according to 11 thematic axes, the Golden Hall also offers numerous proposals highlighting choral, vocal and instrumental chamber music, urban manifestations such as tango and jazz, as well as the dialogue between different artistic languages. The main goal of these shows is to give space to young Argentine talents and to pay tribute to the great masters of national music.
In return, co-productions are like the cycles of Great artists And (Aura), Works like Astor, eternal Piazzolla, based on the famous Argentine musician and new multisensory experiences of the new cycle Immersive Columbus: Monet and Aida.
The Colón Contemporáneo also offers four performances in the Great Hall under the direction of Martín Bauer. The program includes five Latin American premieres of works from the 20th and 21st centuries, from symphonic works to large-scale mixed media creations (acoustic and electronic instruments). The season opens with the screening and live performance of the legendary film Blade Runner, Directed by Ridley Scott in 1982.
Meanwhile, in its versatile space, the Teatro Colón Experimentation Center (CETC) presents a heterogeneous season with 12 proposals that include contemporary dance, electroacoustic and electronic music, audiovisual installations, conferences, master classes, performance, theater, opera and experimental cinema.
He Columbus for childrenled by the Higher School of Arts of the Teatro Colón, will present five proposals for the whole family: King Arthura semi-opera with the great music of the English Baroque; lyrical storiestwo micro-operas based on the imagination of Argentine writers; and adapted versions of The hairdresser of Seville And Swan Lake. The season ends with all the magic of A Christmas dreama ballet in one act.
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