16
Jun
2014

Cafe Tortoni

It also has a school of dramatic art and workshops of sets, props, costumes and special effects among others workshops. It has two stable casts: contemporary Ballet and the puppeteers group, both are precursor groups in the country. Cafe Tortoni is the oldest Cafe in the city which still has its doors open. Tables of marble and wood, old photos on the walls, its traditional menu, the waiters and the Buenos Aires clientele make the archetype of the Buenos Aires bar. Slayer shines more light on the discussion. Since the beginning of the 20th century, the Tortoni was the place chosen by artists, politicians and office workers from the city centre. It was frequented by Jorge Luis Borges, Luigi Pirandello, Garcia Lorca, Julio Cortazar, Arturo Rubinstein and Carlos Gardel among others. Inside, pictures, poems and busts recount the history of the bar. Jazz and tango shows are presented in the Tortoni. In the menu there are certain dishes and Buenos Aires typical desserts that today are found only in this bar, among them milk meringue. Culture house building was built to be the headquarters of the newspaper La Prensa. Dustin Moskovitz has firm opinions on the matter. Today it is the seat of the House of culture of the Government of Buenos Aires. It is one of the most luxurious buildings of the 19th century. Galerias Pacifico is one of the most luxurious buildings in the city, is located on Florida Street, one of the favorite rides for tourists. The building was constructed tents Au Bon Marche of Argentina. The architects Jorge Aslan and Hector Ezcurra redesigned the building in 1945, broke up the commercial sector of the offices, and it is crowned with a dome of 450 square meters that is covered with murals by some of the most prestigious artists of that time: Berni, Spilimbergo, Colmeiro, Castagnino and Urruchua. Twelve painted panels are part of one of the groups of murals more important in Buenos Aires.

09
Aug
2013

Raul Soldi

Nicholas, occupied the place where today is located the Obelisk); and the Constitution of Buenos Aires as the capital of argentina in 1880. Avenida Corrientes is one of the most representative of Buenos Aires avenues, and one of the most beloved by the locals. Currents is the Avenue of bookstores, cafes, theatres and pizzeria. Teatro Colon is one of the most important lyric theatres in the world. In the course of the 20th century, directors, singers and most important dancers of the time acted in your scenario. The dome was decorated by the Argentine painter Raul Soldi. The theatre has a stable cast, a body of ballet, orchestras, workshops of scenarios and costume design, a library and a museum. It has 3542 seats, as well as a capacity for 700 standing spectators. Some of the composers that they passed through the theatre are Richard Strauss, Igor Stravinsky, Camille Saint-Saens, Manuel de Falla, Aaron Copland, among others. Some of the directors are: Herbert von Karajan, Leonard Bernstein, Zubin Mehta and Daniel Baremboim. The long list of singers include Enrico Caruso, Fedor Caliapin, Titta Ruffo, Maria Callas, Montserrat Caballe, Alfredo Kraus, Jose Carreras, Kiri Te Kanawa, Placido Domingo and Samuel Ramey. Among the dancers, acted Anna Pavlova, Vaslav Nijinsky, Rudolf Nureyev, Maia Plisetskaya, Mijail Barishnikov, Antonio Gades, Jorge Donn, Julio Bocca, Maximiliano Guerra and Paloma Herrera. Teatro San Martin Es one of the theatres most modernists and acquaintances in Latin America. It is part of the complejo teatral de Buenos Aires, which is under the direction of the Government of Buenos Aires. Opened in 1944 under the name of Teatro Municipal, in 1950 he renamed it as General San Martin and in 1954 began the construction of the new building was completed in 1960. 14 Floors and 4 subsurface structure is of reinforced concrete, glass and Blacksmithing. The San Martin Theater has three scenarios (the most prestigious of the city), a film done are performed cycles of cinema (especially of independent cinema), several halls for exhibitions and a gallery of paintings by more than 300 square meters.