Sarah Geronimo was born and raised in Santa Cruz, Manila,

Geronimo started a career in music at the age of 14 after

winning the television singing contest Star for a Night. She
then signed with music label Viva Records and rose to fame
with the release of her debut album Popstar: A Dream Come
True (2003) which became a multi-platinum record.
Geronimo is known as the Philippines' pop princess. Her
fame and contributions to the entertainment industry earned
her the honorific titles "Popstar Princess" and "Asia's
Popstar Royalty."

Fides Cuyugan-Asensio, since 1955, she has become one

of the leading performers and producers of opera in the
country. She made her operatic debut in 1955 singing as
Adele in Strauss' Die Fledermaus. She also performed in
many world premiere performances of Filipino operas,
like in Ramon Santos' Mapulang Bituin, Eliseo Pajaro's
Binhi ng Kalayaan, Kasilag's Dularawan, and most
notably as Sisa in Felipe de Leon's Noli me Tangere in
1957. She has also sung lead roles in Menotti's The
Telephone, Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, Mozart's
Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Verdi's La Traviata,
Britten's Turn of the Screw, and Debussy's L'Enfant
Prodigue and many more. She also directed productions
of several Filipino and Western operas.

Clarissa Ocampo was born in the Philippines to a concert

pianist mother and an obstetrician father who sang opera as a
hobby. She graduated from high school in 1986, and planned
to attend college in the United States until the People Power
Revolution against the Marcos regime took place. She has
studied with noted Opera singers and vocal pedagogues:
Maestra Irma Ponce-Enrile Potenciano, Evelyn Mandac,
Emmanuel Gregorio, Daniel Ferro, Paul Sperry, Elizabeth
Mannion, Mark Goodrich, and Susan Ormont.Clarissa is very
excited to perform once again for the Filipino audience after
many, many years
Local
OperaRachelle Gerodias was born in 1971. She studied at the
Conservatory of Music at the University of Santo Tomas
Singer
and obtained her diploma cum laude . She also studied at
the Eastman School of Music in Rochester , where she
earned her master's degree.
s: Performances by Rachelle Gerodias with the London
Philharmonic , the Royal Philharmonic and the Warsaw
Philharmonic Orchestra were recorded on CD. She also
performed as a soloist with the Manila Philharmonic
Orchestra , the San Miguel Philharmonic Orchestra , the
Bangkok Symphony Orchestra , the Northeast German
Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Koji Kawamoto at
the Toyota Classics concert in 2003. Gerodias is also the
only Filipino singer who collaborated with the famous
Italian opera singers Mirella Freni . In 1992 she performed
for the first time at the Cultural Center of the Philippinesin
Rolando Tinio's opera "La Boheme" as Rosita. In 2005 she
sang on the same stage with Otoniel Gonzaga .

Andiòn Fernàndez is a Spanish Filipina operatic soprano,

born in Manila.

A soloist of the Deutsche Oper Berlin since 2001, she

graduated with honors from the Hochschule der Künste,
Berlin, and has studied voice with Karan Armstrong and Ira
Hartmann, and contemporary music with Aribert Reimann.
She is a prizewinner of Operalia International Opera
Competition (Plácido Domingo World Opera Contest,
Hamburg) and the Cardiff Singer of the World competition.
The major international opera houses she has sung in
include the Deutsche Oper Berlin, the Deutsche Oper am
Rhein, the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin, the Nuremberg
Opera, the Gulbenkian Auditorium in Lisbon, the
Festwochen Herrenhausen in Hannover, the Schloß
Sanssouci in Potsdam, the Kallang Theatre and Victoria
Theatre in Singapore, the Festspielhaus in Baden Baden,
and the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona.
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (28 May 1925 – 18 May
2012) was a German lyric baritone and conductor of
classical music, one of the most famous Lieder (art
song) performers of the post-war period, best known
as a singer of Franz Schubert's Lieder, particularly
"Winterreise" of which his recordings with
accompanist Gerald Moore and Jörg Demus are still
critically acclaimed half a century after their release.

Renée Lynn Fleming (born February 14, 1959) is an

American soprano, known for performances in opera,
concerts, recordings, theater, film, and at major public
occasions.[1] Fleming has a full lyric soprano voice.[2]
She has performed coloratura, lyric, and lighter spinto
soprano operatic roles in Italian, German, French,
Czech, and Russian, aside from her native English. She
has also sung and recorded lieder, chansons, jazz,
musical theatre, and indie rock. Her signature roles
include Countess Almaviva in Mozart's Le nozze di
Figaro, Desdemona in Verdi's Otello, Violetta in Verdi's
La traviata, the title role in Dvořák's Rusalka, the title
role in Massenet's Manon, the title role in Massenet's
Thaïs, the title role in Richard Strauss's Arabella, the
Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier, and the Countess in
Capriccio.

Angela Gheorghiu (Romanian pronunciation: [an

ˈddʒela ɡee orˈɡi.u] (About this soundlisten); née
Burlacu; born 7 September 1965) is a Romanian
soprano.
Since her professional debut in 1990, she has
performed in leading roles of several operas at
New York's Metropolitan Opera, London's Royal
Opera House, the Vienna State Opera, Milan's La
Scala, and many other opera houses in Europe
and the United States. She has a substantial
discography primarily with EMI Classics and
Decca and is especially known for her
performances in the operas of Puccini.
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Cecilia Bartoli, Cavaliere OMRI (Italian: born 4

Singe
June 1966) is an Italian coloratura mezzo-soprano
opera singer and recitalist. She is best known for
her interpretations of the music of Bellini, Mozart

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and Rossini, as well as for her performances of
lesser-known Baroque and Classical music. She is
known for having the versatility to sing soprano
and mezzo roles.

The most well-known, Luciano Pavarotti

has crossed boundaries with his art,
becoming a global superstar. His early
performance of the aria Pour mon âme,
with a breathtaking 9 high Cs gave him
the title “King of the High Cs”. His early
career included many operas, ranging
from the bel canto-styled operas of
Donizetti to the modern works of Richard
Strauss. The year of 1990, however,
would turn out to be one of the highlights
of his career. The FIFA World Cup was
held in Italy that year, and Pavarotti’s
rendition of Nessun Dorma! was chosen
to be the theme song of news coverage. It
immediately appealed to thousands of
non-music listeners, allowing that aria to
become part of popular culture.
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Lani Bayot Misalucha (born Lani
Dimalanta Bayot; August 3, 1969) is a
Filipino singer who performs pop, rock,
jazz, soul, rhythm and blues, and operatic
arias. Her ability to sing across several
genres gave her the title "Asia's
Nightingale" by MTV Southeast Asia.
Vocal Classification:
Lyric Coloratura Soprano

Aicelle Anne Coronel Santos-Zambrano

(born February 24, 1985), better known as
Aicelle Santos-Zambrano is a Filipina soul,
pop and jazz singer-songwriter, pianist, and
actress who first emerged in the Philippine
music scene as a contestant in a nationwide
search for the next best singer during the
first season of ABS-CBN's Star in a
Million. She has been known as the "First
Undefeated Pinoy Pop Superstar", when she
achieved eight straight wins in GMA
Network's Pinoy Pop Superstar, "Rock and
Soul Diva", "Traffic Diva", and "Soul Flair
Songstress"..
Vocal Classification:
Lyric Mezzo Soprano
 Rachelle Ann "Shin" Villalobos Go-Spies
(born August 31, 1986) is a Filipino singer
and international musical theater actress.
She began her career by participating in and
winning several singing competitions, the
first of which was in the long-running
Philippine variety show Eat Bulaga! at age
eleven. She rose to fame when she emerged
as the Grand Champion of the reality talent
search Search for a Star in 2004. She was
previously managed by VIVA Artist Agency
and Viva Records. She is currently
managed by Cornerstone Talent
Management Center.
Vocal Classification:
Lyric Soprano

Regina Encarnacion Ansong Velasquez-

Alcasid ( born April 22, 1970) is a Filipino
singer, actress and record producer. She
gained recognition by winning both the
1984 Ang Bagong Kampeon and the 1989
Asia-Pacific Song Contest, representing the
Philippines in the latter. Velasquez rose to
fame with the release of "Kung Maibabalik
Ko Lang" from her self-titled debut album
in 1987. The album was generally well
received and produced two more singles,
"Urong Sulong" and "Isang Lahi", that
established her as a commercially viable
Filipino pop artist.
Vocal Classification:
Lyric Soprano
 Darren Lyndon Espanto (born May 24,
2001) is a Filipino-Canadian singer. He first
joined a competition at the age of ten,
where he won the Masters Finals of the
Pinoy Singing Sensation. He made his first
television appearance at the same age when
he joined YTV's reality television The Next
Star in 2012; he became the youngest
finalist in the history of the show to be
included in the Top 6. However, he rose to
prominence after joining the first season of
The Voice Kids Philippines.
Vocal Classification:

Fem
ale Julie Anne Peñaflorida San Jose (Tagalog:
[san hoˈsɛ]; born May 17, 1994) is a

Sing Filipino singer, songwriter, actress, model

and television personality. She is a recipient
of the "Diamond Record Award" from the

ers: Philippine Association of the Record

Industry for her album Julie Anne San Jose
which sold more than 150,000 units in the
Philippines. Her second album, Deeper also
gave her a Triple Platinum Award for
reaching sales of more than 45,000 units in
the Philippines.
Vocal Classification:
Mezzo-soprano
Edgardo Jose "Gary" Santiago Valenciano
(born August 6, 1964), also known as Gary
V., is a Filipino singer-songwriter, dancer,
musician, actor, music producer and
television host. Valenciano has released 39
albums, and won the Awit Awards for "Best
Male Performer" twelve times.
Vocal Classification:
Tenor

John Edward Madela Tajanlangit (born July

14, 1977),[1] better known by his stage
name, Jed Madela, is a Filipino singer,
recording artist, songwriter, TV host,
entertainer, and occasional actor. He was
the first Filipino to win the World
Championships of Performing Arts title.
Vocal Classification:
Countertenor
Male
Sing
ers: Herminio Jose Lualhati Alcasid Jr. (born
August 27, 1967), known as Ogie Alcasid,
is a Filipino singer-songwriter, television
presenter, comedian, parodist, and actor. He
is also currently the President of OPM
(Organisasyon ng Pilipinong Mang-Aawit).

Vocal Classification:
Tenor

Christian Joseph Morata Bautista (born

October 19, 1981), more popularly known
by his screen name Christian Bautista, is a
Filipino singer, actor, host, and model. He
was a finalist of Star in a Million, a
Philippine reality show aired on ABS-CBN
channel, winning 4th place in the
competition in 2003. After the contest, he
signed a recording contract with Warner
Music Philippines and released his self-
titled debut album, Christian Bautista.
Vocal Classification:
Baritone
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