Music

• Ladislao Bonus


  The "Father of Philippine opera"
• La Loba Negra


  A three-act Filipino opera by Francisco Feliciano with libretto by Fides Cuyugan-Asemsio
• Sandugong Panaguinip


  The first Filipino opera written in Tagalog
• Opera


  A drama set to music, an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score in a theatrical setting, where lines or dialogues are sung instead of spoken
• Ballet


  A performance in which a story is told without words but by using body movements and facial expressions, an artistic dance form performed to music using precise and highly formalized set steps and gestures
• "Noli Me Tangere, The Opera"


  A composition of National Artist for Music Felipe Padilla de Leon, with libretto by National Artist for Sculpture Guillermo Tolentino
• Classical Ballet


  Characterized by light, graceful, fluid movements and the use of pointed shoes
• Musical play


  A theater production with many songs and dances that provide the story
• Florante at Laura


  The poem of Francisco Balagtas which is made into a play by Bonifacio Ilagan
• Katy de la Cruz


  Considered the "Queen of Philippine Vaudeville (Bodabil) and Jazz"
• La Alianza Soñada


  A Spanish libretto by Pedro Paterno
• El Filibusterismo


  An opera in 3 acts by Felipe Padilla de Leon, with libretto by Anthony Morli
• Liza Macuja-Elizalde


  The artistic director of "Ang Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang" and prima ballerina
• Luz Fernandez


  Portrayed the role as "Lola Basyang"
• Rama Hari


  A two-act music, dance, and drama story of courage, magic, and humor
• Atang dela Rama


  The first superstar of the Philippines
• "Magsimula Ka"


  A musical written by Nestor Torre and Gines Tan, the longest-running musical at the CCP, the story of young dreamers whose ambition begins to fade amidst life realities