PHILIPPINE OPERA

 NOLI ME TANGERE,THE OPERA

SYPNOSIS - Juan Crisostomo Ibarra is a young Filipino who, after studying for seven years in Europe,
returns to his native land to find that his father, a wealthy landowner, has died in prison as the result of a quarrel
with the parish curate, a Franciscan friar named Padre Damaso. Ibarra is engaged to a beautiful and
accomplished girl, Maria Clara, the supposed daughter and only child of the rich Don Santiago de los Santos,
commonly known as “Capitan Tiago.”Ibarra resolves to forego all quarrels and to work for the betterment of his
people. To show his good intentions, he seeks to establish, at his own expense, a public school in his native
town. He meets with ostensible support from all, especially Padre Damaso’s successor, a young and gloomy
Franciscan named Padre Salvi, for whom Maria Clara confesses to an instinctive dread.At the laying of the
cornerstone for the new schoolhouse, a suspicious accident, apparently aimed at Ibarra’s life, occurs, but the
festivities proceed until the dinner, where Ibarra is grossly and wantonly insulted over the memory of his father
by Fray Damaso. The young man loses control of himself and is about to kill the friar, who is saved by the
intervention of Maria Clara.Ibarra is excommunicated, and Capitan Tiago, through his fear of the friars, is
forced to break the engagement and agree to the marriage of Maria Clara with a young and inoffensive Spaniard
provided by Padre Damaso. Obedient to her reputed father’s command and influenced by her mysterious dread
of Padre Salvi, Maria Clara consents to this arrangement, but becomes seriously ill, only to be saved by
medicines sent secretly by Ibarra and clandestinely administered by a girl friend.Ibarra succeeds in having the
excommunication removed, but before he can explain matters, an uprising against the Civil Guard is secretly
brought about through agents of Padre Salvi, and the leadership is ascribed to Ibarra to ruin him. He is warned
by a mysterious friend, an outlaw called Elias, whose life he had accidentally saved; but desiring first to see
Maria Clara, he refuses to make his escape, and when the outbreak page occurs, he is arrested as the instigator
of it and thrown into prison in Manila.On the evening when Capitan Tiago gives a ball in his Manila house to
celebrate his supposed daughter’s engagement, Ibarra makes his escape from prison and succeeds in seeing
Maria Clara alone. He begins to reproach her because it is a letter written to her before he went to Europe which
forms the basis of the charge against him, but she clears herself of treachery to him. The letter had been secured
from her by false representations and in exchange for two others written by her mother just before her birth,
which prove that Padre Damaso is her real father. These letters had been accidentally discovered in the convento
by Padre Salvi, who made use of them to intimidate the girl and get possession of Ibarra’s letter, from which he
forged others to incriminate the young man. She tells him that she will marry the young Spaniard, sacrificing
herself thus to save her mother’s name and Capitan Tiago’s honor and to prevent a public scandal, but that she
will always remain true to him.Ibarra’s escape had been effected by Elias, who conveys him in a banka up the
Pasig to the Lake, where they are so closely beset by the Civil Guard that Elias leaps into the water and draws
the pursuers away from the boat, in which Ibarra lies concealed.On Christmas Eve, at the tomb of the Ibarras in
a gloomy wood, Elias appears, wounded and dying, to find there a boy named Basilio beside the corpse of his
mother, a poor woman who had been driven to insanity by her husband’s neglect and abuses on the part of the
Civil Guard, her younger son having page disappeared some time before in the convento, where he was a
sacristan. Basilio, who is ignorant of Elias’s identity, helps him to build a funeral pyre, on which his corpse and
the madwoman’s are to be burned.Upon learning of the reported death of Ibarra in the chase on the Lake, Maria
Clara becomes disconsolate and begs her supposed godfather, Fray Damaso, to put her in a nunnery.
Unconscious of her knowledge of their true relationship, the friar breaks down and confesses that all the trouble
he has stirred up with the Ibarras has been to prevent her from marrying a native, which would condemn her and
her children to the oppressed and enslaved class. He finally yields to her entreaties and she enters the nunnery of
St. Clara, to which Padre Salvi is soon assigned in a ministerial capacity.
 ACTS
I : The spacious sala of Santiago de los Santos, otherwise known as Kapitan Tiago, in San Diego, is the
setting for the welcome reception. It was a gathering honoring the 22-year old student Crisostomo Ibarra
after a seven-year stay in Europe. The Gobernadorcillo and his wife Doña Victorina lead the guest list
that includes Padre Damaso, vocal in his criticism of the Filipino whom he referred to as “indio” while
also blaming the Gobernadorcillo for interfering in their local affairs. He continues this harsh attitude
upon the arrival of Ibarra when he ignores the latter as he tries to greet the friar.
Ibarra is also shaken and shocked bythe news of the death of his father, where he confides to Don Filipo
his puzzlement surrounding his father’s death. Before Ibarra left for San Diego, Lt. Guevara, a civil
guard, revealed to him the circumstances that led to his father’s death. Don Rafael Ibarra, a rich
hacendero of the town, was unjustly accused by Padre Damaso of being a heretic and a subversive and
subsequently jailed. As the case was almost being resolved, Don Rafael fell sick and died in his cell. His
remains, initially interred at the Catholic cemetery, were ordered transferred by Padre Damaso to
another location. Ibarra, although lamenting the fateful circumstances, does not hold revenge on his
mind. Instead, he starts to reveal plans to build a schoolhouse in memory of his father. He is only partly
comforted by the announcement of the immenent arrival of his beloved Maria Clara, the adopted
daughter of Kapitan Tiago. She was accompanied by her aunt, Tia Isabel. Ibarra rushes to greet them on
their arrival. As the guests move into the dining room, the two lovers are huddled together reminiscing
their past moments spent together. Ibarra, still thinking his father’s death, begs to be excused in order to
pay respects at his father’s grave while Maria Clara fears disaster.

II : As Ibarra has been exiled from San Diego, Maria Clara is left depressed while her Tia Isabel and
friends try to comfort her. Kapitan Tiago enters the bedroom to tell the sad news that inspite of his
appeal Padre Damaso has told him to cancel the wedding arrangements between Maria Clara and Ibarra.
Actually, Kapitan Tiago had in mind his relative Alfonso Linares to marry Maria Clara instead of Ibarra.
Doña Victorina then enters the room and together with Padre Damaso starts planning for the meeting
between Maria Clara and Linares. Meanwhile, Ibarra has sought the help of the Gobernadorcillo who
manages to cancel his excommunication from the church. He is able to return and visit Maria Clara to
propose marriage. The couple’s rejoicing at the house of Kapitan Tiago is interrupted by

III : Sisa is seen wailing her haunting refrain as she rests on a tombstone. Basilio, still nursingthe
wounds on his leg, arrives and greets his mother. Unable to recognize him at first, Sisa eventually
recovers her fragile memory and embraces her son. However, the shock of the moment is too much for
her heart and she expires. Meanwhile, a seriously wounded Elias appears and instructs Basilio to build a
pyre (funeral fire) for his mother and him as he gives him a stash of hidden gold to fund his education.
As the boy started to gather materials for the funeral pyre and the early light of dawn appears, Elias
gasps out his last breath of life
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PHILIPPINE BALLET
 Tatlong Kwento ni Lola basyang

SYPNOSIS- The movie features four stories taken from the original "Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang" by
Severino Reyes: Dolphy starred in "Si Pedrong Walang Takot" (Fearless Peter). The cowardly Pedro gains courage by
means of an enchanted bell that he used to scare away a kapre (a hairy giant from Philippine Mythology). The second
story is "Ang Mahiwagang Kuba" (The Enchanted Hunchback). Prince Jorge (Carlos Salazar) is an enchanted prince,
who was cursed to become a hideous hunchback until a beautiful lady with a golden heart gives her love to him. In his
quest for this beautiful lady, he meets Princess Lucinda (Marlene Dauden), who promises to marry anyone who can
heal the ailing king. He also meets a kind-hearted beggar named Feli, who helps him without expecting anything in
return. Can the prince heal the ailing king? Is Princess Lucinda the answer to the prince's prayer? Who will truly break
the curse? The third story is "Ang Dakilang Puso ng Isang Ina" (A Mother's Great Heart) which starred Rosa Mia,
Tony Marzan and Priscilla Valdez. The fourth was Ang Prinsesang Naging Pulubi ("The Princess Who Became a
Pauper"). A Princess from a faraway land (portrayed by Gloria Romero) rejected all of her high-profile suitors,
believing that material riches cannot provide genuine happiness. Her constantly spurning her suitors provoked the ire
of her father, the King, who decreed that she be given in marriage to the first beggar who enters the royal garden. In
that fortunate Beggar (played by Juancho Gutierrez), the Princess found true love.

ACTS
I : Labindalawang Masasayang Prinsesa is about twelve sisters, all princesses, who
secretly leave the palace at night and return in the morning with muddy shoes, leaving
their father, the king, and their governess puzzled as to where they go. It is
choreographed by Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, with music composed and arranged by
Arnold Buena.

II : Ang Prinsipe ng Mga Ibon is a story about the search for true love, where the
princess chooses to transform into a bird to be with her beloved, the prince of the birds.
 It is choreographed by Osias Barroso with music arranged by Mon Faustino from
selected National Artists.

III : Ang Mahiwagang Biyulin is a local Pied Piper tale with the hero, Rodrigo, showing
how good ultimately triumphs over evil with the help of his enchanted violin. It is
choreographed by Tony Fabella with music by now National Artist Ryan Cayabyab.

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MUSICAL PLAY
MISS SAIGON
 Miss Saigon is an epic, stunning adaptation of Puccini’s opera, Madame Butterfly, by the writers
behind Les Miserables. Reframing Puccini’s story by setting it during the Vietnam War, Miss Saigon
is a powerful and poignant tale of love in a war-torn country. In the dangerous days before Saigon’s
fall in 1975, Chris (an American GI) and Kim (a destitute Vietnamese orphan working her first night
as a prostitute) fall in love. When the city falls, the lovers are forced apart, and each must find their
own way, alone. When, years later, Chris is able to return to Vietnam, he brings with him an
American wife. Kim, who has waited for Chris, has raised their son, Tam, who is “bui-doi”-- a term
for a child conceived during the horrors of war. With so much devastation behind them, Kim and
Chris must decide how to move forward. Miss Saigon is a tragedy of massive proportions: passionate,
profound, and heart-wrenchingly honest. With a sung-through score and tour-de-force roles for
actors, Miss Saigon is a theatrical experience that will stay with you for years to c me.

ACTS
I: In April 1975 at "Dreamland," a Saigon bar and brothel, shortly before the end of the Vietnam War, it is Kim's first day as
a bargirl. The seventeen-year-old peasant girl is hauled in by the Engineer, a French-Vietnamese hustler who owns the joint.
Backstage, the girls ready themselves for the night's show, jeering at Kim's inexperience ("Overture / Backstage Dreamland").
The U.S. Marines, aware that they will be leaving Vietnam soon, party with the Vietnamese sex workers ("The Heat Is on in
Saigon"). Chris Scott, a sergeant disenchanted by the club scene, is encouraged by his friend John Thomas to go with a girl.
The girls compete for the title of "Miss Saigon," and the winner is raffled to a Marine. Kim's guilelessness strikes Chris. Gigi
Van Tranh wins the crown for the evening and begs the marine who won the raffle to take her back to America, annoying him.
The showgirls reflect on their dreams of a better life ("Movie in My Mind"). John buys a room for Chris and the virgin Kim
("The Transaction"). Kim is reluctant and shy, but dances with Chris. Chris tries to pay her to leave the nightclub. When the
Engineer interferes, thinking that Chris does not like Kim, Chris allows himself to be led to her room ("The Dance").
Chris, watching Kim sleep, asks God why he met her just as he was about to leave Vietnam ("Why, God, Why?"). When Kim
wakes up, Chris tries to give her money, but she refuses, saying that it is her first time sleeping with a man ("This Money's
Yours"). Touched to learn that Kim is an orphan, Chris offers to take her to America with him. The two fall in love ("Sun and
Moon"). Chris tells John that he is taking leave to spend time with Kim. John warns him that the Viet Cong will soon take
Saigon, but then reluctantly agrees to cover for Chris ("The Telephone Song"). Chris meets with the Engineer to trade for
Kim, but the Engineer tries to include an American visa in the deal. Chris forces the Engineer at gunpoint to honour the
original arrangement for Kim ("The Deal").
The bargirls hold a "wedding ceremony" for Chris and Kim ("Dju Vui Vai"), with Gigi toasting Kim as the "real" Miss
Saigon. Thuy, Kim's cousin, to whom she was betrothed at thirteen, arrives to take her home. He has since become an officer
in the North Vietnamese Army and is disgusted to find her with a white man ("Thuy's Arrival"). The two men confront each
other, drawing their guns. Kim tells Thuy that their arranged marriage is now nullified because her parents are dead, and she
no longer harbours any feelings for him because of his betrayal. Thuy curses them all and storms out ("What's This I Find").
Chris promises to take Kim with him when he leaves Vietnam. Chris and Kim dance to the same song as on their first night
("Last Night of The World").
The scene then cuts to three years later, in 1978. A street parade is taking place in Saigon (since renamed Ho Chi Minh City)
to celebrate the third anniversary of the reunification of Vietnam and the defeat of the Americans ("Morning of The
Dragon"). Thuy, a commissar in the new Communist government, has ordered his soldiers to look for the still-corrupt
Engineer. Thuy orders the Engineer to find Kim and bring her to him. Although the intervening period is not shown, it is
apparent that Kim and Chris have become separated in the intervening three years. Kim has been hiding in an impoverished
area, still in love with Chris and steadfastly believing that Chris will return to Vietnam and rescue her. Meanwhile, Chris is in
bed with his new American wife, Ellen, when he wakes from a dream shouting Kim's name. Ellen and Kim both swear their
devotion to Chris from opposite ends of the world ("I Still Believe").
A week later, Thuy's soldiers find the Engineer somewhere up north. For the Communist Party, he goes by the name "Tran
Van Dinh" and has spent the past three years working in the rice fields. The Engineer takes Thuy to where Kim has been
hiding. Kim refuses Thuy's renewed offer of marriage, unaware that his men are waiting outside the door. Furious, Thuy calls
them in and they begin tying up Kim and the Engineer, threatening to put them into a re-education camp. Kim introduces him
to Tam, her three-year-old son from Chris. Thuy calls Kim a traitor and Tam an enemy, and tries to kill Tam with a knife, but
Kim pulls out a gun and kills Thuy ("You Will Not Touch Him"). She flees with Tam ("This Is the Hour") and tells the
Engineer what she has done ("If You Want to Die in Bed"). The Engineer refuses to help her until he learns that Tam's father
is American ("Let Me See His Western Nose") – thinking the boy is his chance to emigrate to the United States. He tells Kim
that now he is the boy's uncle, and he will lead them to Bangkok. The three set out on a ship with other refugees ("I'd Give My
Life for You").

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PHILIPPINE MUSICAL PLAY
 KATY !
Katy! the Musical is a Filipino–language biographical musical based on the life of Katy de
la Cruz, considered the "Queen of Philippine vaudeville and jazz"[1][2] with music by Ryan
Cayabyab and story and libretto by Jose Javier Reyes.

ACTS
I:
Scene 1
Katy, already old, visits the theater where she used to perform in her heyday and learned that it will be closed
down, suddenly memories of her past flashed back ("Ang Entablado ay Mundo").
Scene 2
The scene opens with Mr. De la Cruz (Tatay) searching for his daughter, the young Katy, who is hiding inside a
big chest. He scolds her for hiding in the chest as the last time it happened, Katy almost fainted. The young
Katy tries to convince her father to go the Plaza instead of going with her parents somewhere else. Tatay and
young Katy then banter back and forth until Tatay finally concedes to take his daughter to the Plaza. ("Tale,
Tale").
Scene 3
At the Plaza, a very excited young Katy drags her father around the very lively atmosphere. The band starts
playing, and young Katy joins in on the music and starts performing ("Pahiram ng Kanta"). The crowd watches
her in amazement, and as the song ends, they shower her with loose change for her performance. While young
Katy collects the change, the crowd asks for one more performance but Tatay drags her out of the spotlight.
Scene 4
Back at their residence, Tatay is confronted by Katy's teacher regarding her attitude at school. It turns out that
young Katy is not focused in her studies; rather, she is prone to playing around with her schoolmates. After the
teacher finishes her speech, Tatay tells her that he will discipline his daughter regarding the issue, only to end
up in shock when he finds out that his daughter has been kicked out of school. When Tatay angrily calls for
young Katy, she is found to be hiding in the chest again. Tatay scolds Katy for being hard-headed and tells her
that nothing will happen for her if she continues to act this way. Young Katy tells her dad that she will sing
instead, since she is good at it and that she makes a lot of money. As they continue their bantering,
an Empresario (Spanish for Entrepreneur) enters the scene and asks Tatay if he could hire the young Katy to be
a singer.
Scene 5
The scene quickly changes to a cockfighting arena, where the young Katy performs for the people ("Tupada").
As the song ends and she starts to collect the loose change they throw at her, a rich man gives her a 20 peso bill
for her performance. Shocked, she tries to return the money to the man, but he insists that the money is for her.
Young Katy then screams and proceeds to run home to her father, telling him that they will be rich.
Scene 6
At the cinema, Tatay is standing behind the curtain, still trying to convince the now 15-year-old Katy to pursue
something else other than performing. Teen Katy tells her father that she is making more money now and that
she can afford to buy her parents anything they want. Tatay explains to Katy the difficulties in the theater life,
especially for women. Katy then tells her dad to not worry, and that the both of them can take on any challenges
that lie ahead. They are interrupted by a voice telling Katy that it's her turn to sing again. After her performance,
she goes back to where Tatay is standing. Tatay then tells her that an American came by to ask him if Katy
could perform in Teatro Lux. When Katy starts to get excited again, Tatay tells her that she needs to learn the
songs and their lyrics.
Scene 7
At Teatro Lux, Katy, now a woman, is being watched by the amused cast and crew of the theater while singing
("St. Louie Blues")

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