Dulaang UP is staging next month “Noli Me Tangere: The Opera,” composed by National Artist for Music Felipe Padilla de...
After its grand CCP debut in the ’80s, Felipe Padilla de Leon’s opera “Noli Me Tangere” (with libretto by Guillermo Tolentino) returned to the local opera scene as a chamber opera at Dulaang Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero courtesy of Dulaang UP under the direction of Alexander Cortez.
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.
Filipino-American tenor Arthur Espiritu, 36, is a new name in the Philippine performing arts scene where opera productions come few and far between.
“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.
Opera is getting big-time exposure at the CCP this year, thanks to the indefatigable efforts of the CCP president, Raul Sunico, who is succeeding in networking with people and institutions that are opera-friendly.
The Cultural Center of the Philippines in partnership with MusicArtes Inc., will stage Giacomo Puccini's most famous opera “Madame Butterfly” at the CCP Main Theatre for rare performances on June 22 and 23.
Giacomo Puccini’s immortal opera “Madame Butterfly” is the next opera the Cultural Center of the Philippines will mount this year,...
Busy,” according to the Webster Dictionary, means “active and attentively engaged in work.” And that, dahlings, describes my close pal,...
The tenor who made his first immensely successful Verdi outing as Alfredo in “Traviata” last March is back.