PHILIPPINE OPERA AND MUSICAL PLAY

 Opera means “to work”.

 It is a drama mainly sung and
accompanied by instruments.
 It includes:
 Varied forms of overture
 Solo songs
 Arias
 Duets
 Choruses
 Other vocal combinations
COMPONENTS OF OPERA

 LIBRETTIST
a person who writes the text of an opera or
other long vocal work.
 COMPOSER
a person who writes music, especially as a
professional occupation.
 CONDUCTOR
a person who directs the performance of an
orchestra or choir.
 DANCERS
a person who dances
 SOLOIST
asinger or other musician who performs a
solo.
 CHORISTER
amember of a choir, especially a child or
young person singing the treble part in a
church choir
 INSTRUMENTALISTS
a player of a musical instrument.
 CHOREOGRAPHER
a person who composes the sequence of
steps and moves for a performance of dance.
 STAGE DIRECTOR
 aninstructor in the theatre field who
oversees and orchestrates the mounting of
a theatre production
 LIGHTING DESIGNERS
 createsa lighting design that will properly
showcase the performers and the setting,
varying the design throughout the production
to meet the action on stage
 SET DESIGNER
a person who designs all the scenery, furniture
and props the audience sees at a production of
a play .
 COSTUME DESIGNER
a costume designer is a person who designs
costumes for a film, stage production or
television. The role of the costume designer is
to create the characters' ..
PHILIPPINE OPERA 19TH & 20TH CENTURY

 Jose Rizal
 ElFilibusterismo
 Noli Me Tangere

 Binhi ng Kalayaan

 Literature
 Florante at Laura
EARLY VENUES OF OPERA:

 Manila Grand Opera House

 Metropolitan Theater

 Pandacan Theater

 Teatro del Principe Alfonso

 Teatro de Tondo

 Teatro Zorilla
NOTABLE OPERA SINGERS

 NOLYN CABAHUG
 IRMA POTENCIANO

 ARMIDA SIGUION REYNA

 ROCHELLE GERODIAS

 JUN FRANCIS JARANILLA

NOTABLE PHILIPPINE OPERAS

 Sandugong Panaginip
 Pedro Paterno, a poet, novelist and musician
 1 act with 5 scenes

 Translated into Tagalog by Roman Reyes

 Teatro Zorilla 1902

 The conflict between the people of Pasig,

Cainta and Antipolo uniting against a Muslim
invasion.
 Philippine National Anthem, Spanish March
and The Star-spangled high lighted the pro-
American message of the opera.
 Noli Me Tangere
 Philippine opera written by experts:
Felipe Padilla de Leon (music),
Guillermo Tolentino (libretto), and Lucio
San Pedro, Lucino Sacramento and
Felipe Padilla de Leon (orchestration)
 3 act opera based on Jose Rizal’s 1887
novel
 Recognized by the “first truly Filipino
opera”
 LALOBA NEGRA
Created by Francisco Feliciano

3-act Philippine opera has an

expressionist style in terms of:
contrasts in pitch and
instrumentation,
abrupt change in keys and
meters
Instrumental timbre
 San Andres B.
Filipino opera in two acts.

 It described the nation’s

transformation and evolution after
the 19th century.
 It did not portray the biological
sketch of Andres Bonifacio but
about the 1806 Revolution.
 MUSICAL PLAY
 More popular than the opera because
of its characteristics:
Less intense and dramatic

More contemporary

Melodies use moderate voice range

Acting is less.
 Ithas similarities with Broadway
plays like:
Miss Saigon

Les Miserables

Phantom of the Opera

Lion King

Beauty Beast

The Cats
 Jose Rizal’s novels:
Noli Me tangere

El Filibusterismo

 Musicals:

Katy

Atang

Daragang Magayon

Florante at Laura.
KATY
 It is about the life of bodabil
(vaudeville) star Katy de la Cruz.
 Initially presented by Actors Studio
East Production in 1988.
 Music composed by Ryan Cayabyab

 Lyrics by Jose Javier Reyes

 It starred Mitch Valdes in the title

role.
ATANG
 It is musical based on the life of the
first superstar of the Philippines,
Atang de la Rama.
 It starred Ayen Munji-Laurel,
Shamaine Centenera Buencamino,
Frances MakilIgnacio, Kalila Aguilos,
Teroy Guzman, Greg de Leon, Mitoy
Sta. Ana, Ricky Ibe, Meynard
Peñalosa, Bituin Escalante and the
Dulaang UP Ensemble.
DARAGANG MAGAYON
 A production for poetry and mixed media
for male and female narrators, female
voice, two percussionists, two pianists,
and two dancers.
 It was first presented at the Cultural
Center of the Philippines Loading Dock in
March 1991.
 The music was composed by National
Artist Ramon P. Santos, with
choreography by Hazel Sabas, set and
FLORANTE AT LAURA
 presented by Tanghalang Pilipino at the
CCP Little Theater (Tanghalang Aurelio
Tolentino) from July 7 to 24, 1988.
 This was in celebration of the 200th birth
anniversary of the author Francisco
Balagtas-Baltazar.
 The musical was selected as the official
Philippine entry to the first ASEAN
Theater Festival in August 1988.
 Music and musical arrangements by
Nonong Buencamino
PERFORMANCE TASK #1

 Create a short musical work using

media and technology.
 You may use local folktales, legends,
history, biographies of heroes, and
customs and traditions as themes of
your musical work.
 You may use OPM songs that may fit
into your chosen story.