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The document discusses the history and significance of Philippine opera, tracing its roots from Western classical music and its evolution in the Philippines. It highlights key figures such as Pedro Paterno, who created the first Filipino opera 'Sandugong Panaginip,' and notable works like 'Noli Me Tangere' and 'El Filibusterismo' composed by National Artist Felipe Padilla de Leon. The document also mentions important venues like the Teatro Zorilla and the cultural context of these operas.

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20th and 21st Century Multimedia Forms

The document discusses the history and significance of Philippine opera, tracing its roots from Western classical music and its evolution in the Philippines. It highlights key figures such as Pedro Paterno, who created the first Filipino opera 'Sandugong Panaginip,' and notable works like 'Noli Me Tangere' and 'El Filibusterismo' composed by National Artist Felipe Padilla de Leon. The document also mentions important venues like the Teatro Zorilla and the cultural context of these operas.

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20th and 21st Century Multimedia

Forms
Philippine Opera

• Opera is part of the Western classical music form and


tradition.
• It started in Italy at the end of the 16th century and soon
spread throughout the rest of Europe.
• The opera is an art and musical form in which signers and
musicians perform a dramatic work combining text (called
Libretto)
Local Theaters and Early Philippine Operas

1. The Teatro Zorilla or Zorilla Theater


-also known as the Dulaang Zorill SA
Maynila was a prominent theater in the
Philippines.
Pedro Paterno

• Sandugong Panaginip is said to have been the first


Filipino opera.
• He is a poet, novelist, musician and government official.
• Sandugong Panaginip was 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.
Original Philippine Operas

1. LA LOBA NEGRA (The Black She -Wolf)


-is a three-act Filipino opera.
Act 1 and II are based on history.
Act III is based on legend attributed to Fr.Jose Burgos, one
of the three martyred priests, Gomez, Burgos and Zamora
who were executed in Bagumbayan (now Luneta) in 1872.
Noli Me Tangere

• The three-act opera Noli Me Tangere was composed by


National Artist Felipe Padilla de Leon, with libretto by
National Artist Guillermo Tolentino. It premiered in 1957 at
the Far Eastern University (FEU) Auditorium. The cast
included Juanita Javier Torres as Maria Clara, Don David
as Ibarra, Fides Cuyugan Asensio as Sisa, Milo Cristobal
as Padre Damaso, and Morli Daram as the director.
El Filibusterismo

• the three-act opera El Filibusterismo was composed by


National Artist Felipe Padilla de Leon in 1970, with libretto
in Filipino by Anthony Morli. The cast included Fides
Cuyugan Asensio as Paulita, Constancio Bernardo as
Simoun, and Irma Potenciano as Juli. It was staged at the
cultural center of the Philippines.

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