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An opera is a drama set to music with vocal pieces and orchestral accompaniment in an elaborate stage.
The text of an opera is called a libretto. The text of an opera is called a libretto. Its writer is called a librettist or dramatist
There are elements in an opera just like what you learned from your previous grade. Aside from music, those elements include the costumes, scenery,poetry, and acting.
Examples of Philippine operas are La Loba Negra, Noli Me Tangere, El Filibusterismo, and Sangdugong Panaguinip .
La Loba Negra literally means "the black she-wolf."
Noli Me Tangere, which literally means “touch me not,” is an opera based on the novel of the national hero,
Dr. Jose Rizal.
BONIFACIO ABDON - A composer and first Filipino conductor
DR. RAMON JAVIER - The first Filipino opera impresario
ORCHESTRA MOLINA - They were known for their interpretation of operatic works as well as
other classical compositions
First Lady Imelda Romualdez-Marcos - She established the Cultural Center of the Philippines in
1969 which paved the way for other Filipino operas to be staged at a legitimate venue of
international standard.
RAK OF AEGIS is the longest running original Pinoy musical in the Philippines.
MISS SAIGON Miss Saigon is a stage musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Boublil and
Richard Maltby Jr. It is based on Giacomo Puccini's 1904 opera Madama Butterfly, and similarly tells the tragic tale of a doomed romance involving an Asian woman abandoned by her American lover.
KATY THE MUSICAL
is about the life of bodabil (vaudeville) star Katy de la Cruz.
Initially presented by Actors Studio East Production in 1988.
Music composed by Ryan Cayabyab
Lyrics by Jose Javier Reyes
It starred Mitch Valdes in the title role.
a male ballet dancer is called a danseur, and a female ballet dancer is called a ballerina or danseuse… , Prima ballerina is the lead female dancer, and the lead male dancer is called premier danseur.
The word ballet (pronounced bah lay' or bah' lay) came from the French word ballette. The French word
originated from the Italian balletto, which means "a dance."