Ashley B.

Amigo Grade 10 Honesty

Mrs. Ester Donaire

MUSIC
Research work/Performance task
1.Describe the characteristic features of 20th and 21st century opera
musical play,ballet and other multimedia forms of the Philippine opera.
-20th and 21st century multimedia forms
1. OPERA INTHEPHILIPPINES
2. 19th CENTURY – Filipino opera emerged in the Philippines when
foreign performers, including instrumental virtuosi, as well as opera
singers and Spanish zarzuela performers came to the country to perform
for enthusiastic audiences.
3. - Is an art and music form in which singers and musicians perform a
dramatic work combining text (called a libretto) and a musical score. - It
is accompanied by an orchestra or smaller musical ensemble. - The
dialogue is entirely sung and not spoken. OPERA
4. Local Theatres and Early Philippine Operas
5. 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 LOCAL
THEATERS
6. ZORRILLA THEATRE (1817-1893)
7. PRINCIPE ALFONSO THEATRE (1862-1876)
8. VARIEDADES THEATRE (1847)
9. QUIAPO THEATERS (TIMES THEATRE)
10. MANILA GRAND OPERA HOUSE
11. METROPOLITAN THEATER
12.Composed by LADISLAO BONUS, “Father of Philippine
Opera)Said to be the FIRST FILIPINO OPERA by PEDRO PATERNO,
a poet, novelist, musician, and government official. (La Alianza
Soñada)This was first presented at the Zorilla Theater on August 2, 1902
It was later translated by the Englishman M.W. Loving with the title The
Dreamed Alliance. “SANDUGONG PANAGINIP”
13. “SANDUGONG PANAGINIP”
14.First Filipino Opera Conductor BONIFACIO ABDON
15.First Filipino Impresario who promoted local talents to participate in
foreign productions. DR. RAMON JAVIER
16.Wrote the “Lakangbini” that was first staged at the Metropolitan
Theater in December 19, 1933 PATRICIO MARIANO
17. NELIA MANALO as Violetta in La Traviata MERCEDES
MATIAS-SANTIAGO as Lucia in Lucia di Lamemoor JOVITA
FUENTES as Mimi in La Boheme POPULAR SINGERS
18. 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. CULTURAL CENTER OF THE
PHILIPPINES
19.Composed Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo Presented at the
CCP Main Theater in 1970 and 1975 FELIPE PADILLA DE LEON
20. Famous Filipino Operas
21.The Black She-Wolf A Three-act Filipino Opera The music was
composed by Francisco Feliciano with libretto by soprano Fides
Cuyugan Asensio “LA LOBA NEGRA”
22.The three-act opera composed by National Artist Felipe Padilla de
Leon, with libretto by National Artist Guillermo Tolentino.It premiered
in 1957 at the FEU Auditorium. “NOLI ME TANGERE”
23.It was written four years after the Noli Me Tangere It was in three
acts and written in Tagalog (with Libretto by Anthony Morli)It tells of
the continuing struggle of the Filipinos to achieve freedom and
emancipation from Spanish colonial rule. “EL FILIBUSTERISMO”
24. BALLET INTHEPHILIPPINES
25. The Filipino ballet presents folktales based on local fables and epics
from neighbouring regions.
26.A ballet adaptation of Severino Reyes’ folktales Mga Kuwento ni
Lola Basyang.It was meant to instill and rekindle the interest of the
Filipino youth in the beauty, richness, and heritage of Philippine
literature. “LOLA BASYANG”
27.translated as King Rama, is the Philippine adaptation of the Indian
epic Ramayana set to music, dance, and drama. “RAMA HARI”
28. MUSICALPLAYS INTHEPHILIPPINES
29. In the Philippines, the musical play rely mostly on adaptations from
novels, literary works, or biographical sketches of famous artists.
30.Lighter form than the opera Themes are usually contemporary Acting
is less intense and dramatic MUSICAL PLAY
31.“Showboat” was the first broadway musical which featured the
popular mode of transport in the American frontier. BROADWAY
MUSICALS
32.Siamese royalty in The King and I,English aristocracy in My Fair
Lady,Austrian history in The Sound of Music Medieval English tragedy
in Camelot Interracial gang rivalry and romance in West Side Story
Other Themes:
33.It is a five-act work commissioned by Alfonso Puyat in 1979,
depicting the life of revolutionary hero Andres Bonifacio.Music was by
Jerry Dadap. ANDRES BONIFACIO: ANG DAKILANG ANAK-
PAWIS
34.It is a musical based on the life of the first superstar of the
Philippines, ATANG DELA RAMA. ATANG - DULANG MAY
MUSIKAL
35.written by Floy Quintos and directed by Alexander Cortes, was
shown at UP Diliman in 2008 as part of the Zarzuela Festival organized
by the UP College of Arts and Letters. ATANG - DULANG MAY
MUSIKAL
36.is about the life of bodabil star Katy de la Cruz. The music and
musical arrangements were done by Nonong Buencamino The play
commissioned Ryan Cayabyab for the music, Jose Javier Reyes for the
lyrics, and starred Mitch Valdes in the title role KATY!
37.It was presented in celebration of the 200th birth anniversary of the
author Francisco Balagtas- Baltazar. FLORANTE AT LAURA
38.It is based on a poem by MERLINDA C. BOBIS.it was produced by
the CCP Women
2.What is philippine opera?
-Philippine opera is art and music form in which singers and musicians
perform a dramatic work combining text (called a libretto) and a musical
score, usually in an elaborate theatrical setting (opera house) ?Dialogue
is entirely sung and not spoken.
Secondly, what is the importance of Philippine Opera? Importance of
Philippine Opera: Reconnect Filipinos to this classical entertainment. A
chance for younger generations to listen to the beauty of our folk songs.
Begin to understand and value our culture by exposing cultural
heritages. It promotes how great our Filipino composers from various
music genres.
EXAMPLE OF PHILIPPINE OPERA:
1.Sandugong Panaginip - First Filipino opera by Pedro Paterno first
performed in the Zorilla Theater on August 2, 1902.
2.Lakangbini - opera by Patricio Mariano staged at the Metropolitan
Theater on December 19, 1933.
3.Laloba Negra - is a three-act Filipino opera