MUSIC

• OPERA


  Musical art form where singers and musicians do dramatic works combining text and musical scores, usually in elaborate setting
• LA LOBA NEGRA (BLACK SHE WOLF)


  Three act Filipino Opera inspired by the three martyred priests
• NOLI ME TANGERE


  Novel written to expose the ills of the Catholic friars and the ruling government during the Spanish colonization
• EL FILIBUSTERISMO


  Novel adapted into play describes the continuing struggle of Filipinos to achieve freedom from the Spanish rule and was written four years after Noli Me Tangere
• BALLET


  Dance performance that tells a story without words but by using body movements and facial expressions
• RAMA HARI


  Philippine adaptation of the Indian epic Ramayana which was set to music, dance, and drama
• DARAGANG MAGAYON


  Musical production for poetry and mixed media portrays the myth surrounding the origin of the Bicol's famed Mt. Mayon
• NOT a characteristic of an opera- The performance entirely uses body movements or pantomime
• NOT a characteristic of a Musical Play- The performance is further enhanced by colorful costumes, elaborate sets, visually suggestive music, and synchronized choreography
• PHANTOM OF THE OPERA


  Broadway musical focuses on a beautiful singer Christine Daae as she seduced by a mysterious disfigured musical genius
• LES MISERABLES


  Musical adaptation of a novel that tells the story of paroled convict named Jean Valjean
• FLORANTE AT LAURA


  Musical adaptation where doomed souls are given the chance to be saved from eternal damnation if they can prove the existence of true love
• Difference between opera and ballet: opera is a musical drama, ballet is a dance drama