PHILIPPINE OPERA

MUSIC 10 MODULE 1 LESSON 1

OPERA Teatro Zorilla

part of Western classical music form Vista del Teatro Principe Alfonso XII (
and tradition Near Metropolitan Theater)
started in Italy at the end of the 16th Variedades
century Teatro de Tondo
Circo Teatro de Bilibid
LIBRETTO Teatro Filipino
Text used in musical work such as an SANDUGONG PANAGUINIP
opera -1ST FILIPINO OPERA
-Pedro Paterno (LIBRETTO IN
VENUE SPANISH)
Opera house -rOMAN REYES (tRANSLATED IN
Cultural center TAGALOG)
Theater -Ladislao Bonus (MUSIC)
Auditorium -Zorilla Theater on August 2, 1902
-(JUan) Molina-Benito Theater
RECITATIVES Company (PRODUCED)
dialogues were sung -M.W. Loving (translated in english)
-The dream alliance
PHILIPPINE OPERA
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 30 IN 1966
started during the middle part of the
Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP)
19th century
opportunity for Filipino operas
Performers from foreign country came
legitimate venue of international
to the Philippines to perform for
standard
enthusiastic audiences.
Leandro locsin (architectural)
Themes are usually about voicing out
carlos “botong francisco (logo)
sentiments about their love for the
Lucrecia Kasilag (first director)
country and longing for independence
from colonial rule
Early creation was based on previous
literary creations, such as Rizal’s Noli
Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo

THEMES OF THE PHILIPPINE OPERA

Tragedy
Romance
Deceit
Murder
Vendetta
Representation of Frailty
LOCAL THEATERS AND EARLY
PHILIPPINE OPERAS
Zorilla Theater
Metropolitan Theater
Cultural Center of the Philippines