20TH AND 21ST

CENTURY
MULTIMEDIA FORMS
Fourth Quarter
MUSIC 10 Teacher: Herzon Cabanayan
CONTENT STANDARDS
Demonstrates understanding of characteristic Demonstrates understanding of
features of 20th and 21st century opera, the relationship among music,
musical play, ballet, and other multimedia
technology, and media
forms.
 PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS
Performs selections from musical plays,
ballet, opera in a satisfactory level of
performance

Creates a musical work using media &

technology.
LEARNING COMPETENCIES
1 .Describes how an idea or story in a musical play is presented in a live
performance or video;
2. Explains how theatrical elements in a selected part of a musical play are
combined with music and media to achieve certain effects;
3. Sings selections from musical plays and opera expressively;

4. Creates / improvises appropriate sounds, music,

gestures, movements, and costume using media and
technology for a selected part of a musical play;
5. Present an excerpt from a 20th or 21stcentury
Philippine musical and highlight its similarities and
differences to other western musical play
OPERA, BALLET
OR MUSICAL?
1 .La Loba Negra
2. Magsimula Ka
3 .Rama Hari
4. Noli Me Tangere
5. Rak of Aegis
6. Katy
7 .Lola Basyang
 WHAT IS AN OPERA?
• 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
PHILIPPINE
OPERA
• Started in the Philippines during the 19th
Century when Instrumental virtuosis, opera
singers, and Spanish zarzuela performers came.
• The element of tragedy, emanating from the
popular themes of romance, deceit, murder,
vendetta, and other elements of human frailty,
became a favorite story pattern of the Filipino
opera.
PHILIPPINE OPERA
THEATERS
• Zorilla
• Principe Alfonso
• Variedades
• Quiapo Theater
• Tondo Theater
• Manila Grand Opera House
• Metropolitan Theater
ZORILLA
THEATER
MANILA
OPERA
HOUSE
 METRO
POLITAN
THEATER
 SANDUGONG LAKANGBINI
PANAGINIP BY PATRICIO MARIANO

• First Filipino opera • Staged at the Metropolitan

• By Pedro Paterno Theater on December 19,
1933
• First performed in the Zorilla
Theater on August 2, 1902.
• Later translated by the
Englishman M.W. Loving with
the title “The Dreamed Alliance
PROMINENT FIGURES
IN PHILIPPINE OPERA
 Bonifacio Abdon Dr. Ramon Javier
- A composer and first Filipino conductor - The first Filipino opera
impresario

First Lady Imelda

Orchestra Molina
Romualdez-Marcos
- They were known for their interpretation of - She established the Cultural Center of the
operatic works as well as other classical Philippines in 1969 which paved the way for
compositions other Filipino operas to be staged at a legitimate
venue of international standard.
 OPERATIC DIVAS

Mercedes Matias
Nelia Manalo Jovita Fuentes
Santiago

- portrayed the leading - portrayed the role as - portrayed the role as

role of Violetta in Mimi in Giacomo
Lucia in Gaetano
Puccini’s La Boheme and
Giuseppe Verdi’s La Donizetti’s Lucia di eventually became one of
Traviata. Lamermoor. our National Artists .
OPERA VS. MUSICAL
• Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo
• Popular novels by Dr. Jose Rizal
• Composed into operas by National
Artist Felipe Padilla De Leon in 1970
and 1975.
• Re-staged as musicals at the CCP with
music composed by Ryan Cayabyab
LA LOBA NEGRA
• La Loba Negra (The Black She-Wolf) is a
three-act Filipino opera. Acts I and II are
based on history. Act III is based on a legend
attributed to Fr. Jose Burgos.
• The music was composed by National Artist
FranciscoFeliciano, with libretto by soprano
Fides Cuyugan Asensio.
• The premiere was held in 1984 followed by
another presentation in 1985
BALLET IN THE
PHILIPPINES
• present folktales based on local fables
for example, Lola Basyang as well as
epics from neighboring regions, such
as India’s Ramayana.
• Lola Basyang and Rama Hari are
additions to the usual Western ballets
presented by Philippine ballet
companies
FAMOUS PHILIPPINE
BALLET
COMPANIES
• Ballet Manila
• Ballet Philippines
• Philippine Ballet Theater
• Halili-Cruz Ballet Company
LOLA BASYANG - THE
BALLET
• The 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.
• Two episodes of such stories were presented by Ballet Manila,
with Lisa Macuja-Elizalde as the company’s Executive Director
and prima ballerina. Entitled Tatlong Kuwento ni Lola Basyang
(2009) and Tatlo Pang Kuwento ni Lola Basyang (2013)
 RAMA HARI
• Philippine adaptation of the Indian epic Ramayana set to music, dance,
and drama.
• Originally presented on February 8 to 17, 1980, with the creative team of
Ryan Cayabyab (Music), National Artist Alice Reyes (Choreography),
National Artist Bienvenido Lumbera (Literature), and National Artist
Salvador Bernal (Theater Design), with the CCP Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Cayabyab.
• The production had the dancers moving alongside the characters to
provide the choreographic interpretation of their singing and acting
FILIPINO
MUSICALS
• A product of Philippine theater highly
influenced by Broadway and West
End
• Mostly adapted from novels, literary
works, or biographical sketches of
famous artists
 ANDRES BONIFACIO,
ANG DAKILANG ANAK-PAWIS, THE
•
MUSICAL
A five-act work commissioned by Alfonso
Puyat in 1979, depicting the life of
revolutionary hero Andres Bonifacio.
• It was co-produced by the Cultural Center of
the Philippines and the Andres Bonifacio Music
Foundation, Inc., and was staged again at the
CCP Main Theater on August 20 and 21, 1994
with Jerry Dadap as composer-conductor and
the late Elmo Makil as Bonifacio
ATANG - DULANG MAY
MUSIKA
• A 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 Makil-
Ignacio, Kalila Aguilos, Teroy Guzman, Greg
de Leon, Mitoy Sta. Ana, Ricky Ibe,
Meynard Peñalosa, Bituin Escalante and the
Dulaang UP Ensemble
KATY! THE
MUSICAL
• The musical Katy! 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.
 FLORANTE AT LAURA, THE
MUSICAL
• It was 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
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 lighting design by Katsch SJ Catoy, and
costume design by Julie Lluch Dalena
 MAGSIMULA KA, THE
MUSICAL
• It was created by Gines Tan,
and was staged at the CCP
Main Theater from April 7 to
24, 1988. As the winner of the
CCP Playwriting Contest in
1983, it became one of the
longest running musicals at the
CCP
AIM FOR A+ FOR THIS ACTIVITY
• Create a short musical work (opera,
ballet, or musical play) 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
 THANK YOU
FOR LISTENING
Don't hesitate to ask any questions!