Shamaine Buencamino remembers Floy Quintos
Shamaine openly admires Floy Quintos as a genius playwright who gave actors not just complex and rich characters but a guide in knowing themselves as Filipinos.
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Arthur Espiritu triumphs in Dvorak opera
Tenor Arthur Espiritu triumphed as The Prince in the Dvorak opera Rusalka with soprano Serenad Uyar in the title role staged middle of May at Opera de Massy, the youngest opera house in France. What’s remarkable about his performance is that the tenor sang the part not in French or German but in Czech!
CCP’s Tinga: UK audiences can’t get enough of PPO
CCP President Kaye Tinga said the PPO UK tour was a high point in international exposure for Filipino musicians. “Because the orchestra performed to an international audience and given the rousing response, we were able to prove that Filipino musicians are truly world class and amongst the best in the world. The CCP will continue its mission of promoting the very best in Filipino talents.”
PPO shines in UK
After a well-received 40th concert season at the Samsung Theater, the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) under music director Maestro Grzegorz Nowak has embarked on a nine-city tour of the United Kingdom.
Young talents tackle vocally challenging opera heroines
Opera-loving audiences in Metro Manila are up for a rare vocal treat when young sopranos interpret rarely sung opera heroines Saturday, May 3, 7 p.m. at Manila Pianos along Paseo de Magallanes in Makati City.
A send-off fit for the Queen of Cinema
The tribute was grand as it was solemn with La Aunor’s flag-draped coffin resting on a bed of white flowers with her National Artist medallion blending with the colors of the Philippine flag.
Licad electrifies Carnegie Hall
Filmmaker Carlitos Siguion-Reyna who just arrived in New York managed his jetlag and went straight to Carnegie Hall. “Saw a wonderful recital of Cecile Licad. The pianist again did the music world, the Philippines, and herself much honor through her deeply personal readings of a rich, diverse, and interesting program generously supplemented by two encores. Hoping for more concerts of her again soon in Manila.”
Exhibit of rare works of Filipino masters opens at UPV Iloilo City
The exhibit of rare and original paintings of Filipino masters Juan Luna, Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo, Fernando Amorsolo and Juan Arellano opened to the Iloilo public Monday, Nov. 25 at the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) Performance Hall.
Diomedes Saraza Jr overwhelms in PPO’s Music Movies Magic
Friday night (Nov. 22) at the Samsung Theater in Circuit Makati, violinist Diomedes Saraza, Jr. wore many hats in the ecstatically received Music Movies Magic concert of the Philippine Philharmonic under Gerard Salonga.
Elgar at Samsung Theater, Schubert at Ayala Museum
Manila is visited by a succession of Curtis-educated artists.
