In person, everything seemed very calm: an hour before noon, about a hundred people were queuing in Libertad and Tucumán waiting for the ticket office of the Colon Theater opened ticket sales to see Marianela Núñez in Swan Lake, next March 20 and 22. But virtually, the situation was different: there are no elbows and avalanches, but at 12:00 p.m. the bidding was fierce, and In less than half an hour there was not a single entry left.
At this point in Nelamania, this reaction should not be surprising. Last year, when the principal dancer of the Royal Ballet of London came to the country – also on two occasions: first Don Quixote and then Onegin–, in twenty minutes there was not a single ticket left. In a break between one trial and another Gisellea great role to which he will return this Saturday on the Covent Garden stage, Núñez responds from London: “I find it hard to believe it. It happened like that at the Paris Opera too, and I know it happens, but it seems like a lot to me!”
The phenomenon Marianela Núñez and a legion of fans moved by the powerful art of her dance
At this time, then, there would be nearly six thousand people celebrating having a “golden ticket” like the one in their hands. Charlie and the Chocolate Factorywhile many others grumble disappointed because they were left empty-handed, even though they have connected online with brothers, friends and uncles, and several cell phones and computers at the same time, in the desire to get some places. Having said this, apart from the already known discontent of the regulars for not seeing the “guest figure” included in the subscription performances, an aspect on which the theater reinforced its communication at the end of the year so as not to create false expectations.
Implement a “virtual queue” system, a mechanism like the one used by production companies and banks for big rock and pop shows. stars or limiting the number of tickets per person, could be a way to avoid suspicions. “For the other functions of Lago “They are also sold out, there is already resale,” they warn in one of the many messages that are exchanged in fan chats.
A postcard that has been repeated since 2023: cell phones and programs with hands raised, to greet the dancer in the street after the performance – Credits: @Juanjo Bruzza
The possibility of seeing (or seeing again) Núñez in the most emblematic role that a classical dancer faces is already cast. It will be up to the Teatro Colón to consider whether such an expectation does not merit, for example, resuming the live broadcasts of special performances that at some point were held in the neighboring Plaza Vaticano, where there is a giant screen that overlooks Cerrito.
In any case, it is good to keep in mind that 2026 will give revenge: in December, the dancer will return to the country to close the season with The Nutcracker. Always, with the Ballet Stable of the Teatro Colón, directed by Julio Bocca for the second year.
date: 2026-02-11 05:51:00