The composer-choirmaster Jerry A. Dadap often tells this anecdote about two National Artists for Music: Lucio D. San Pedro, composer, and Levi Celerio, lyricist. The two created the immortal song “Sa Ugoy ng Duyan,” that paean to mother’s love.
With close to a dozen individual solo and ensemble numbers, the Resorts World’s “Best of Opera” last week was star-studded and the cast list read like the “Who’s Who in Philippine Opera.”
The Cultural Center, with the Embassy of France, presents a retrospective of films starring Isabelle Huppert, the much awarded French actress considered among the finest of her generation, on June 19 and 26 at the CCP Tanghalang Manuel Conde.
One of the world’s most renowned boys’ choirs, the Little Singers of Monaco, is set to serenade local audiences with their angelic voices in a series of Philippines performances from
Francisco M. Verano unveils his latest abstract works on canvas along with older sculptures and paintings dating back to 1959, in the new show “Fragmentos,” opening June 20 at VMeme
For many, reading is a form of escape. Many prefer reading fantasies or science fiction, because these genres present to them unimaginable yet exciting lives of adventurous men and supernatural creatures with futuristic gizmos or magical implements.
Betsy Westendorp and Igan D’Bayan are featured in a back-to-back exhibit, which opens on June 18, 6 p.m., at the Crucible, fourth floor, SM Megamall A, Mandaluyong City.
Myrna Hunt Francia was an unorthodox nun. A member of the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (ICM), she was a teacher of philosophy and theology, socio-pastoral worker, social activist, retreat facilitator, guidance counselor, and a prolific writer known for her passion for life and sharp wit.
Cityscape architecture is very often an abstractionist’s dream. The confluence of shapes, forms, lines and colors merges with the organic “vibe” of the city to create a powerful image—one that any abstractionist would seize upon with relish.
Pianist Cristine Coyiuto, her flutist daughter Caitlin Alisa, an d guest flutist Yuko Enomoto will perform in “An Evening of Flute and Piano Music” on June 29, 7 p.m., at the Chapel of the Forgiving Lord, Tuloy Sa Don Bosco Street Children Village, corner Zapote Road and San Jose Village, in Alabang, Muntinlupa City.
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