Opus Cuatro are an Argentine folk vocal quartet founded in
La Plata
La Plata () is the capital city of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. According to the , it has a population of 654,324 and its metropolitan area, the Greater La Plata, has 787,294 inhabitants. It is located 9 kilometers (6 miles) inland from th ...
in 1968. The group debuted on 10 July 1968 and become one of the most important vocal groups in
Latin America
Latin America or
* french: Amérique Latine, link=no
* ht, Amerik Latin, link=no
* pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived f ...
, staying active since then without interruption. At the beginning of 2009, the quartet had carried out 7,100 performances in 450 cities worldwide, including 25 tours in Europe and nine in the United States.
[Hasta inicios de 2009.]
The founder members were Alberto Hassan (first tenor), Antonio Bugallo (second tenor), Lino Bugallo (baritone) and Federico Galiana (bass). Bugallo left the group in 1972, and was replaced first by Hannibal Bresca and then Ruben Verna until Marcelo Balsells was incorporated in 1982 and has remained ever since.
Discography
#''América'', 1970
#''Con América en la sangre'', 1971
#''Si somos americanos'', 1973
#''Opus Cuatro-Op. 4 - Vol IV'', 1976
#''Opus Cuatro-CBS'', 1980
#''Militantes de la vida'', 1984
#''Un nuevo tiempo'', 1987
#''Por amor'', 1992
#''Jazz, spirituals, musicals'', 1993
#''Opus Cuatro canta con los coros argentinos'', 1994
#''No dejes de cantar'', 1996
#''Opus Cuatro canta con los coros argentinos, volumen II'', 1997
#''Milagro de amor'', 1998
#''Opus Cuatro, se vuelve a más'', 1999 (edición para Europa)
#''Cantata al Gral. Don José de San Martín'', 1999, dirección musical de Luis María Serra
#''Opus Cuatro. Europa en vivo'', 2000
#''Opus Cuatro, tangos, valses y milongas'', 2001
#''Los opus y los vientos'', 2003, con el grupo Cuatro Vientos (Julio Martínez, Jorge Polanuer, Diego Maurizi, Leo Heras)
#''Spirituals, blues & jazz'', 2005
#''Opus Cuatro canta con los coros argentinos, volumen III'', 2007
#''Latinoamérica vive'', 2007, Radio Nederland
#''Opus Cuatro. Cuarenta años de canto'', 2008
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Argentine music
The music of Argentina includes a variety of traditional, classical and popular genres. One of the country's most significant cultural contributions
is the tango, which originated in Buenos Aires and its surroundings during the end of the 19th ce ...
References
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Argentine musical groups