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IN THE PHILIPPINES
19 th
CENTURY –
Filipino opera emerged in the
Philippines when foreign
performers, including instrumental
virtuosi, as well as opera singers and
Spanish zarzuela performers came to the
country to perform for enthusiastic
audiences.
OPERA
- Is an art and music form in which singers
and musicians perform a dramatic work
combining text (called a libretto) and a
musical score.
- It is accompanied by an orchestra or
smaller musical ensemble.
- The dialogue is entirely sung and not
spoken.
Local Theatres
and Early
Philippine
Operas
LOCAL THEATERS
First
Filipino
Opera
Conductor
DR. RAMON JAVIER
First Filipino
Impresario who
promoted local
talents to
participate in
foreign
productions.
PATRICIO MARIANO
Wrote the
“Lakangbini” that
was first staged at
the Metropolitan
Theater in
December 19,
1933
POPULAR SINGERS
NELIA MANALO
as Violetta in La Traviata
MERCEDES MATIAS-SANTIAGO
as Lucia in Lucia di Lamemoor
JOVITA FUENTES
as Mimi in La Boheme
CULTURAL CENTER OF
THE PHILIPPINES
It is based on a poem by
MERLINDA C. BOBIS.
It was produced by the CCP
Women’s Desk and the
Coordinating Center for Dance
to celebrate Women’s Month.
MAGSIMULA KA
It is the story of young dreamers
whose ambitions begin to fade in
life’s realities. They are part of the
graduating class filled with hope
but end up compromising their
idealism for their own survival.
MAGSIMULA KA