British Ambassador Kirsty Hayes bid a memorable farewell to Argentina on Wednesday as she hosted her final official perform as London’s envoy in Buenos Aires.
At a surprising occasion on the Teatro Colón celebrating 200 years of bilateral relations with Argentina, Hayes welcomed politicians, members of the diplomatic corps, civil society leaders, scientists, members of the Armed Forces, high enterprise leaders and several other high politicians for a particular preview efficiency of Benjamin Britten’s Billy Budd, which is able to premiere on the famed opera home subsequent month.
In her emotional farewell speech, Hayes recognised the ups and downs of bilateral relations however famous that the 2 nations’ lengthy shared historical past had all the time been “marked by respect, mutual admiration and willingness to construct bridges.”
Praising the “magnificence, status and historic significance of the Teatro Colón,” she described it because the “good setting” to have a good time the bicentennial and her departure from these shores.
Hayes additionally paid tribute to her crew on the Embassy as she confessed that leaving Argentina would “not be straightforward.”
“I take with me indelible reminiscences, deep friendships and massive gratitude for the heat with which I’ve been obtained in every of the 24 provinces” nationwide she has visited, mentioned the ambassador.
As anticipated, the Colón’s musical stars did not disappoint, with fortunate visitors listening to from British tenor Toby Spence singing the prologue Billy Budd, in addition to excerpts from the opera Darwin in Patagonia.
Earlier than closing, pianist Rod Schejtman carried out a stay improvisation in honour of Hayes that shocked the viewers. The piece mixed musical notes chosen at random by the ambassador, Justice Minister Mariano Cúneo Libarona and Julio Aro, president of the No Me Olvides Basis, whose mission is to protect the reminiscence of those that fell within the Malvinas/Falklands battle in 1982.
“Might tonight be a tribute to the previous, a recognition of the current, and an inspiration for the longer term we are going to proceed to construct collectively,” concluded Hayes.
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