Seen up close and personal, international opera star Evelyn Mandac, a living national treasure even if she is a US citizen, strikes one as a serene (she is into yoga), gracious woman with a keen sense of humor and a keen mind which sometimes turns philosophical.
MILAN (AP) — Hungarian composer Gyorgy Kurtag’s long-awaited, first-ever opera was hailed as “astonishing” and “a masterpiece” as it made...
The musical tribute to the late tenor Otoniel Gonzaga at the historic Nelly Garden in Iloilo City got two standing...
The Embassy of the Republic of Italy, Philippine Italian Association, Rustan’s and Cultural Center of the Philippines staged an awesome opera showcase honoring the 200th birth anniversary of the great Romantic opera composer Giuseppe Verdi at the CCP Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo.
After eight long years, there will be a new set of National Artists who will be proclaimed in august ceremonies in Malacañang this August.
The Metropolitan Opera series in high definition (HD) continues on February 10, at 6:30 pm at Greenbelt 3 Cinema 1 in Makati with Jules Massenet’s “Werther”.
LEADING Filipino tenor Arthur Espiritu made his auspicious debut at Munich’s Gärtnerplatztheater, Oct. 8, as Elvino in the Bellini opera...
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.
When Georg Friedrich Handel composed “Semele” in the 1740s, he could never have imagined it would be performed by opera singers in outrageous catwalk couture, including towering boots and sequined kilts.
This July, Dulaang UP is bringing back to the stage last year’s hit musical, National Artist Felipe Padilla de Leon’s “Noli Me Tangere: The Opera.” In this operatic rendition of Rizal’s timeless novel, director Alexander Cortez successfully melds the classic and the fresh to create a theatrical feat that reaches out across all audiences.
