Opera — Dramatic work combining script and musical score in a theatrical setting.

Philippine Opera:

• 1860 — Opera was introduced by European companies in the Philippines.

• 19th - 20th Cen. — Became the main attraction in Manila.

Examples of Theatres:

• Manila Grand Opera House

• Metropolitan Theatre

• Teatro Zorilla

• Teatro de Tondo

• PETA Theater Center

• CCP Main Theater

• Resorts World Manila

• Solaire

Noli me Tangere (Touch me Not):

• Music — Felipe de Leon

• Libretto — Guillermo Tolentino

• Orchestration — Lucio San Pedro, Lucino Sacramento, and Felipe Padilla de Leon

Ballet — An artistic dance form performed to music using precise and highly formalized set steps and getures.

Examples of Philippine Ballet:

• Lola Basyang by Severino Reyes

  • Production by Ballet Manila

  • Headed by Lisa Macuja-Elizalde

• Rama Hari

  • Music — Ryan Cayabyab

  • Choreography — Alice Reyes

  • Script — Bienvenido Lumbera

  • Theater Design — Salvador Bernal

  • Orchestration — CCP Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Maestro Cayabyab

Musical Play — More popular than opera.

• Less intense and dramatic.

• More contemporary.

Examples of Philippine Musical Plays:

• Florante at Laura

• Daragang Magayon

• Huling El Bimbo

• Rak of Aegis