MAPEH

Camarines Sur National High School

10-Pollux
Music-LAS no. 1
4th quarter

TASK 1:
NAME OF LIBRETTISTS SONG OPERA HOUSE OR SYNOPSIS
OPERA AND
PLACE WHERE
MUSICIAN
PERFORMED

LA LOBA NEGRA Fides Cuyugan- Ginto, Ang Ingay Mo Cultural Center of the * The opera was based on a novel
Asensio Philippines attributed to Jose Burgos.

* The opera tells of the story of the

Governor-General Francisco Bustamante
and his subsequent assassination and the
revenge of his wife Luisa, now called La
Loba Negra, after the death of her
husband.
NOLI ME Guillermo Ka’y Tamis ng Buhay, Far Eastern University * At the house of Kapitan Tiyago, a
TANGERE Tolentino Awit ng Gabi Auditorium reception is held to celebrate the return
of Crisostomo Ibarra after a 7-year stay in
Europe. Among the guests was Padre
Damaso, who denounced the character
of the Filipino people (Indio) derisively.
During a much-heated conversation
among the guests Crisostomo Ibarra
arrives accompanied by Kapitan Tiyago.
Unaware of the situation, Ibarra
approached Damaso, only to be rebuffed.

* The sudden death of Ibarra's father

continues to puzzle him, and the news of
Maria Clara coming to the house
mitigates his deep thoughts.

* Ibarra announced that he is going to

build a school house to honor his father's
memory. In doing this, the trouble began.
EL Anthony Morli * The music of El Fili Cultural Center of the * Juan Crisostomo Ibarra has changed his
FILIBUSTERISM had a more intense Philippines name and identity to a rich jeweler
O and contemporary named Simoun.
style.The composer
found himself more * In disguise, he travels the world
at liberty to make amassing wealth, which he intends to use
the music more to topple the corrupt and abusive regime
reflective of the in his native land. But Simoun's real
novel's intentions. motive is personal. He wants to rescue
The romantic themes his beloved, Maria Clara, from the
sung by Crisostomo convent and avenge the death of his
Ibarra in Noli were father.
reworked in El Fili to
be darker and more * In a forest on Christmas Eve, Basilio, a
violent sung by medical student recognizes Simoun's true
Simoun. identity as the man who helped bury his
 mother Sisa more than ten years before,
* Several Folk songs under a tree. Simoun is in the forest to
and dances were retrieve the gems he buried near Sisa's
also included in the grave.
score like the
balitaw, kundiman, * As the film progresses, all the secrets
and the Kumintang and intrigues are revealed, and the
but transformed and plotters' plan fails. A good Filipino priest
given in a more throws Simoun's jewels away, thereby
contemporary and eliminating the greed, violence and other
modern way. evils they might have provoked.

NAME OF LIBRETTIST SONG OPERA HOUSE OR SYNOPSIS

MUSICAL S AND
PLACE WHERE
PLAY MUSICIANS
PERFORMED

ANDRES Dionisio Salazar Ang Dakilang Anak- Cultural Center of the * Story of how Andres Bonifacio
BONIFACIO, and Rogelio G. Pawis Philippines sacrificed his life for extreme love for his
ANG DAKILANG Mangahas country.
ANAK-PAWIS

ATANG - Floy Quintos KitangDalawa Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero * The story of the Queen of Sarsuwela
DULANG MAY Theater and National Artist for Theater, Honorata
MUSIKA "Atang" dela Rama is retold through her
love letters to her husband, Amado
Hernandez and memoirs juxtaposed with
the different sarsuwela she was part of
like "Dalagang Bukid".
KATY! Jose Javier Ang Entablado ay Rizal Theater, Cultural * Story based on the life of the "Queen of
Reyes Mundo, Tale Tale Center of the Philippines, Philippine Vaudeville and Jazz".
and Meralco Theater

FLORANTE AT Bonifacion MAPA AFP Theater * On a faraway vast land, there’s a

LAURA Ilagan mystical forest outside the Kingdom of
Albanya. Florante, son of Duke Briseo and
Princess Floresca, was knotted tightly on
a giant old tree in the middle of the dark
forest. Sadness and emptiness crept
around the helpless Prince. The scary
woods and uncanny sounds of wild
animals and creatures just didn’t help.

* Just before two huge lions were about

to ravish the poor Prince, a kindhearted
Persian Morong, Aladin, helped Florante.
Aladin was on exile from his own
kingdom because of his father’s cruelty.
His father, Ali-Adab, took his lovely fiancé
away from him. On his way to the woods,
he heard Florante’s scream trying to seek
help from the lions nearly killing him.

* The two became good friends and they

started to talk about their past and what
brought them there in the woods.
Florante told Aladin his true identity – a
 prince of Albanya. He also told his new
friend about his another near-death
experience involving a giant crow which
was killed by his cousin, Menalipo, his
school days at Atenas where he met
Adolfo whom from the beginning was his
rival. Adolfo tried to kill Florante during
their school play, the latter was rescued
by Menandro, nephew of their kind
professor – Antenor. Because of that
terrible incident, Adolfo decided to go
back home in Albanya.

* One day in Atenas, a sad news came to

Florante about the death of his mother.
After two months, the Prince went back
home in Albanya.

* In Albanya, Duke Briseo and King

Linseo, father of Laura, gathered a
meeting about their defense against the
troops of Persian General Osmalik.
Osmalik ruined the Kingdom of Kotrona.
According to the King, he dreamt of a
clever powerful Prince who looked like
Florante, their only weapon to beat
Osmalik.

* Florante instantly fell in love with Laura

seeing her beauty. In his three days stay
at their palace, he never had the chance
to talk to the Princess. He only had few
moments with her when he was
prepared to battle. The princess only sent
her tears and hopes.
DARAGANG Virgilio Almario Daragang Magayon Cultural Center of the * The myth of DaragangMayon is a
MAGAYON Cantata Philippines timeless tale of love that almost every
Bicolano knows.

* It is the story of Magayon (beautiful

maiden), the only daughter of chieftain
Makusog, and Ulap (Cloud), the brave son
of a chieftain from another region. They
fall in love and are engaged when
Pagtuga, a jealous suitor foils their plans
to marry. Pagtuga kidnaps Makusog and
threatens to kill him unless Magayon
consents to marry him instead of her
beloved Ulap. To her great grief,
Magayon gives up Ulap to save her
father’s life. Magayon and Pagtuga are
about to be wed when Ulap disrupts the
wedding and slays Pagtuga. Magayon
rushes into the arms of Ulap but is struck
by an arrow. As she lay dying in his arms,
Magayon is fatally stabbed in the back by
one of Pagtuga’s men. The ill-starred
 lovers are laid to rest, together for
eternity, in a mound of earth that grew
bigger and bigger with the passage of
time, eventually becoming the volcano
that is known as Mayon.
MAGSIMULA KA Nestor Torre Jr Magsimula Ka Cultural Center of the * Magsimula Ka is the story of young
Philippines dreamers where their ambitions begin to
fade in life's realities. These dreamers are
part of the graduating class where they
are all filled with hope for their future.
However, they are faced with harsh
realities and ends up doing uninspired
demands of the workaday world. Still,
they are hoping for the best and in order
to fulfill this, they started and followed
their dreams despite the odds.

TASK 2:
I watched the excerpt of “Noli Me Tangere” in grade 9 that took place in Bichara Mall and it was good. When
the play started, the performers are noticeably good and the aura they had feels like I have entered the world when it
happened in 3rd POV. Both the main characters and extras felt the roots of where their acts should start. They made an
amazing use of their space, which was somehow small. It somehow hindered them in making the best scene, but they
past through it by their acts. The visual aspects of the stage are somewhat lacking but their costumes suit them well
and blends with the time frame. The script has been altered so that the viewers easily understand what they are
seeing. The technology (for music and lights) used are on point and the mixture of all the elements make it a great
play.

TASK 3:
Reaction paper on the lyrics of the song “Magsimula Ka”:

The song has short lyrics. It may be short but, it contains a very deep meaning. The lyrics are about persuading
the readers that you needed to start a change in your life. It basically says that “Magsimula ka sa buhay mo”, and we
only live once. For this reason, it motivates the readers to make a move for their future lives. The lyrics also indicated
that we also needed to struggle for our dreams and hope to come true. The lyrics are motivational for someone who is
slowly losing hope when faced with uncertainties. The lyrics are great.