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Ballet Manila’s (BM) last productions for its current season on March 7 and 8 celebrate the premiere of opera-inspired ballets,...
The last week of October was a virtual feast for music lovers who saw a chamber version of “La Traviata”...
La Traviata” can be enjoyed without the usual lavish costumes, expensive sets and a full orchestra, according to soprano Camille Lopez Molina, musical director of a chamber version of “La Traviata” at Ayala Museum on Oct. 26.
"The musicians come because they want to. They do not get paid. No one is looking at their watch."
After “La Traviata” and “Rigoletto,” make way for the Philippine-Korean production of Puccini’s “Tosca” at the Cultural Center of the...
The life span of symphony orchestras is unpredictable as an artist’s existence. It is especially so in this country where subsidy spells the difference between death and survival.
Last weekend, Filipino music-lovers were cheering Filipino tenor Arthur Espiritu who sang the role of Alfredo in the latest CCP revival of “La Traviata” in association with the Opera Guild of the Philippines and Dae-Jeon Opera Company of South Korea.
“La Traviata” was successfully staged at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) over the weekend (March 2-4), showcasing Korean and Filipino vocal talents.
Poor Violetta must be the original “prostitute with a heart of gold.” For the uninitiated, Violetta is the tragic heroine of Giuseppe Verdi’s opera “La Traviata” (The Strayed One), based on the novel “La Damme aux Camelias,” by Alexander Dumas.
The good news for the opera-starved is that Verdi’s “La Traviata” will be mounted at the Cultural Center of the Philippines with Filipino lead singers on March 3.
