Tenor Arthur Espiritu—who received a standing ovation at the Ayala Museum last February for a deeply moving recital with pianist Najib Ismail—again made history as the first Filipino to sing Cassio in “Otello” mounted in Teatro Communale Luciano Pavarotti in Modena, Italy, recently.
Noted sculptor Glenn Cagandahan explores the nuances of the Filipino family in his latest exhibition, “Pamilya,” at Galleria Nicolas.
That Ernesto Roxas Cordero nearly sold all 16 of his photographs in his debut exhibit, “Postcards of Perspective,” at Artprints Alley of Makati’s LRI Design Plaza, isn’t the unusual detail of this story. Rather, it’s the fact that he’s a priest.
Before the TV hit series “Glee” was even conceived, the most happening thing in Cagayan de Oro City was to make it to the glee club of Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan. It was the breeding ground of local talent.
Spanish flamenco dancer and choreographer Eduardo Guerrero returns to Manila to perform De Dolores, a stunning flamenco concert which mesmerized Manila audiences last year, on June 14-15, 8 p.m., at the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theater).
Experience the beauty of Spanish music theater featuring tenor Enrique Viana, one of the leading men in Spanish zarzuela, and Spanish pianist Daniel Oyarzabal in the performance “Romantico Enrique Viana” (The Unending Passion of the Zarzuela) on June 11, 8 p.m., at the Little Theater of the Cultural Center of the Philippines.
Renowned Filipino artist Manuel Baldemor staged “Philippine Skyland,” an exhibit of prints and paintings at the Salon des Délegués, Unesco Miollis building, last April 15.
Photography books are expected to be beautiful, but it takes more than looking pretty to really stand out.
One of the country’s dance icons, Rose Borromeo, recently returned to the Philippines for good after 31 years in Singapore, where she established a well-known dance studio— continuing the mission she had started here with her sister, Julie Borromeo, many years ago at her home studio, DanceArts.
There aren’t many public places in Manila where people can have fun outdoors, much less places in the city with public art for people to engage with.
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