L1: Opera in The Philippines

• OPERA- essential for the western classical music structure & custom
• OPERA - began in Italy toward the finish of the 16th cent. & before long spread all through the remainder of europe
• OPERA - art and musical form in wc singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text (LIBRETTO) and a musical score usually in an elaborate theatrical setting
• OPERA IN THE PHILIPPINES - development of filipino opera began to come during the centerpiece of the 19th cent
• MANILA GRAND OPERA HOUSE (MOGH): MARANGAL NA BAHAY-OPERA NG MAYNILA
• MANILA GRAND OPERA HOUSE - theater and opera house located in the district of Santa Cruz in Manila on the intersection of Rizal Avenue and Doroteo Jose Street
• MANILA GRAND OPERA HOUSE - the Philippines' premiere entertainment venue during the Spanish & American colonial periods
• MANILA GRAND OPERA HOUSE - the most popular in 1900s
• MANILA GRAND OPERA HOUSE - site of historically significant political meetings
• MANILA GRAND OPRA HOUSE - can entertain crowds of more than 200 people
• LOCAL THEATERS AND EARLY PHILIPPINE OPERAS

  • Zorrilla Theater, 1817-1893
  • Principe Alfonso Theater, 1862 - 1876
  • Variedades Theater, 1847
  • Quiapo Theater
  • Tondo Theater, 1841
  • Manila Grand Opera House, mid-19th
  • Metropolitan Theater, 1931
• SANDUGONG PANAGUINIP : PEDRO PATERNO
• SANDUGONG PANAGUINIP - first Filipino opera
• PEDRO PATERNO - poet, novelist, musician, government official (La Alianza Sonada)
• SANDUGONG PANAGUINIP - first presented at the Zorrilla Theatre on August 2, 1902
• SANDUGONG PANAGUINIP - later translated by Englishman M. W. Loving with the title THE DREAMED ALLIANCE
• ZORRILLA THEATRE

  
• METROPOLITAN THEATRE (MET)

  
• BONIFACIO ABDON : FIRST FILIPINO OPERA CONDUCTOR
• DR. RAMON JAVIER : FIRST FILIPINO OPERA IMPRESARIO
• DR. RAMON JAVIER - elevated nearby gifts to take part in unfamiliar creations
• THE ORCHESTRA MOLINA - known for their interpretation of operatic works as well as other classical compositions
• SANDUGONG PANAGUINIP - composed by Ladislao Bonus
• LADISLAO BONUS - Father of Philippine Opera
• OPERA - accompanied by an orchestra / smaller musical ensemble
• OPERA - entirely sung, not spoken
• LA LOBA NEGRA : THE BLACK SHE-WOLF
• LA LOBA NEGRA - a three-act Filipino opera
• LA LOBA NEGRA - acts I & II r based on history
• LA LOBA NEGRA - act III is based on a legend attributed to Fr. Jose Burgos
• FR. JOSE BURGOS - one of the three martyred priests (GomBurZa) who were executed in Bagumbayan (now Luneta) in 1872
• LA LOBA NEGRA - composed by National Artist Fransisco Feliciano, w/ libretto by soprano Fides Cuyugan Asensio
• LA LOBA NEGRA - premiere was held in 1984 w/ Lamberto Avellana as director
• LA LOBA NEGRA - in 1985, direction was by Peque Gallaga & Jorge V. Ledesma, prod design by Dennis Marasigan, choreo by Rene C. Hinojales
• NOLI ME TANGERE, EL FILIBUSTERISMO - operas based on Rizal's two novels
• NOLI ME TANGERE, EL FILIBUSTERISMO - composed by National Artist Felipe Padilla de Leon
• NOLI, EL FILI - presented at the CCP Main Theatre in 1970 & 1975, respectively
• NOLI, EL FILI - were later restaged also at CCP as musical plays w/ new music composed by Ryan Cayabyab & new creative team
• CULTURAL CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES (CCP) - established by then First Lady Imelda Romualdez-Marcos in 1969 paved the way for other Filipino operas to be staged at a legitimate venue of international standard
• NOLI ME TANGERE, THE OPERA - three-act opera composed by National Artist Felipe Padilla de Leon, w/ libretto by National Artist Guillerno Tolentino