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BALLET Manila (BM) brings together some of its best-loved productions for its 21st season opener—“BM 21.” The opener will feature the classical precision of “La
I have been watching Classica, the precious SkyCable channel 192, which shows opera (I am more interested in the staging and the costumes than the German, Italian or French singing, which is beyond me); dance in all forms, from “Swan Lake” to modern and freestyle; and concerts, sometimes held in grand outdoor settings.
An Australian opera company is being criticized for banning as part of a sponsorship deal performances of “Carmen” for two years because the 140-year-old French opera depicts smoking.
Actor-director Laurice Guillen is all praises for the acoustics of the Far Eastern University Auditorium where Bizet’s “Carmen” will be re-staged today, 6 p.m., with Anna Feleo in the title role.
Far Eastern University (FEU), through its President’s Committee on Culture (PCC), will present Ballet Manila’s production of “Carmen,” featuring prima ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, on Sept. 25, 3 p.m., at the historic FEU Auditorium.
Ballet Manila will collaborate with South Korea’s Choi So Bin Ballet in the Carmen International Friendship Gala, showcasing a repertoire of classical and contemporary numbers. Presented by the Manila Broadcasting Company, Ballet Manila and Star Theater, it will go on stage on May 4, 7:30 p.m., at Star Theater, Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex, Pasay City.
The country will get to see its latest Bizet heroines—Camille Lopez Molina and Ana Feleo—when the Lyric Opera of the Philippines stages “Carmen” at St. Cecilia’s Hall of the St. Scholastica’s College this weekend (Oct. 26-28), under the direction of actor-director Laurice Guillen.
In a perfect world, ballet performances would always be presented to live orchestral music. This fusion of music and dance makes going to the theater not just a rewarding experience but a truly enlightening one.
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