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    This document discusses the history and development of opera in the Philippines from the 20th century to today. It notes that the first Filipino opera was Pedro Paterno's "Sandugong Panaginip" in 1902. Local theaters helped establish early Philippine operas, and important figures included Bonifacio Abdon as the first Filipino opera conductor and Dr. Ramon Javier as the first opera impresario. The Cultural Center of the Philippines, established in 1969, helped support more Filipino operas.

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    This document discusses the history and development of opera in the Philippines from the 20th century to today. It notes that the first Filipino opera was Pedro Paterno's "Sandugong Panaginip" in 1902. Local theaters helped establish early Philippine operas, and important figures included Bonifacio Abdon as the first Filipino opera conductor and Dr. Ramon Javier as the first opera impresario. The Cultural Center of the Philippines, established in 1969, helped support more Filipino operas.

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    This document discusses the history and development of opera in the Philippines from the 20th century to today. It notes that the first Filipino opera was Pedro Paterno's "Sandugong Panaginip" in 1902. Local theaters helped establish early Philippine operas, and important figures included Bonifacio Abdon as the first Filipino opera conductor and Dr. Ramon Javier as the first opera impresario. The Cultural Center of the Philippines, established in 1969, helped support more Filipino operas.

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    This document discusses the history and development of opera in the Philippines from the 20th century to today. It notes that the first Filipino opera was Pedro Paterno's "Sandugong Panaginip" in 1902. Local theaters helped establish early Philippine operas, and important figures included Bonifacio Abdon as the first Filipino opera conductor and Dr. Ramon Javier as the first opera impresario. The Cultural Center of the Philippines, established in 1969, helped support more Filipino operas.

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    20 and

    st
    21
    CENTURY
    MULTIMEDI
    th

    OPERA
    IN THE
    PHILIPPINES

    OPERA is an art and


    music form in which
    singers and musicians
    perform a dramatic
    work combining
    text (called
    LIBRETTO) and
    a musical score,
    usually in

    It incorporates many
    of the elements of
    spoken theater, such
    as acting, scenery,
    costumes and
    sometimes
    include dance. The
    performance is
    typically

    It is accompanied by
    an orchestra or
    smaller musical
    ensemble. The
    dialogue is
    entirely sung and not
    spoken.

    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
    through the rest of

    LOCAL THEATERS
    and
    EARLY PHILIPPINE
    OPERAS

    SANDUGONG PANAGINIP
    - First Filipino opera
    - By Pedro Paterno (a
    poet, novelist, musician,
    government
    official)
    - Presented at the
    Zorilla
    Theater on Aug. 2,
    1902

    Bonifacio Abdon first


    Filipino
    opera
    conductor
    Dr. Ramon Javier first
    Filipino opera
    impresario
    Orchestra Molina was
    known for their
    interpretation of

    Lakangbini
    by Patricio Mariano
    - Staged at the
    Metropolitan Theater on
    December 19, 1933

    OPERATIC DIVAS
    - Nelia Manalo
    - Mercedes Matias-Santiag
    - Jovita Fuentes (National
    Artist)

    The establishment of
    the Cultural Center of
    the Philippines (CCP) by
    the First Lady Imelda
    Romualdez-Marcos
    in 1969 paved the way
    for
    other Filipino operas
    to be

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