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Cecile Licad sported a new look in her latest triumphant concerts in New Mexico and Texas last weekend. Her new bob made her look many years younger and her Filipino fans were cheering.
Haggling for talent fees but getting paid less than what was agreed upon. Negotiations conducted through text messages, with no official contract to back up the deal. Having the same talent fee for the last five years. Enduring long hours of taping in a rugged out-of-town location and provided only with monobloc chairs as bed for much-needed rest.
Three world class muses—ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, pianist Cecile Licad and singer Lea Salonga—will be sharing the stage for the first time at the Cultural Center of the Philippines.
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.
Conjure a diva, Lea Salonga; a prima ballerina, Lisa Macuja; and a piano virtuoso, Cecile Licad, and make them share the stage together. Rather than outdoing one another, they sincerely express their individual artistic prowess, underscoring the sterling artistry of the Filipino before the world, and what do you have?
Before Trinley Thaye Dorje’s arrival, Inquirer sent him a questionnaire specific to certain Philippine situations, put together by a panel of mostly Inquirer writers—social anthropologist and columnist Michael Tan, author and columnist Jaime T. Licauco; world-renowned entertainer Lea Salonga; award-winning filmmaker Ferdinand Balanag, a practicing Buddhist; and animal rights activist Nice Rodriguez.
Four brilliant actors, led by Lea Salonga, are pitted against each other as they play diametrically opposed characters hiding behind the façade of polite, forced smiles in the Tony Award-winning comedy “God of Carnage,” on July 13-22, at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Makati City.
The second advent candle has been lit. As we get deeper into the Christmas season, the nearness of Christmas Eve frightens me because my long Christmas list has very few checkmarks.
In the blink of an eye, we are now in the “Ber” months! Parties and launches are in full swing this time of the year and Swatch is always the first to come up with exciting affairs.
