Singer and actress Elena Roger’s almost 30-year career is a testament to many things. Talent and hard work, for one, but also an ability to avoid being pigeonholed. From small parts on TV to major movie roles and groundbreaking performances in musicals like Evita, Piaf, and Passion, Roger’s incredible range has dazzled audiences from Buenos Aires and Madrid to New York and London.

It is perhaps fitting that her new project is once again taking her in a new direction. 

On Saturday, Roger’s will premiere the musical Invasiones I: No bombardeen Buenos Aires (Invasion I: Don’t bomb Buenos Aires) at the Sala Martín Coronado of Teatro San Martín in Buenos Aires. Not only is it based on a singular episode of Argentine history, it will also feature songs from Argentine rock icon Charly García. 

“I dearly love and respect him; he is one of the major musical references in Argentina, with incredible lyrics. Fortunately, he gave us permission to use and even modify some verses,” Roger told the Herald, summing up her emotions at the prospect of singing the songs she grew up listening to in the 1970s and 80s in a single word. 

A British invasion and rock songs

The rock opera, described as a “superproduction” with a live band and more than 30 actors on stage, is based on a famous event in Argentine........

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