Opera first emerged in the Philippines in the 19th century through performances by foreign artists. Several theaters were built that hosted opera performances, including the Manila Grand Opera House, Metropolitan Theatre, and Zorrilla Theatre. The first Filipino opera, Sandugong Panaginip, premiered in 1902 at the Zorrilla Theatre. Other notable Filipino operas include Lakangbini, La Loba Negra, Noli Me Tangere, and El Filibusterismo. These works helped establish a tradition of Philippine opera.

1. History of Philippine Opera
Quarter 4: 20th and 21th Century Multimedia Forms
(Opera in the Philippines)
Arellano High School
Music 10
Group 1
10-Hertz
Mr. Janer
MAPEH Teacher

2. Group 1 (10-hertz)
1. Castro, 6. Del Rosario
2. Cayetano, 7. Espinosa
3. Cunanan, 8. Fabroa
4. Dapula, 9. Gonzaga
5. De Guzman 10. Guasis

3. Opera in the Philippines

4. History of Philippine Opera
 Opera is a part of
the western
classical music
form and tradition.
It started in Italy at
the end of 16th
century and spread
through Europe.
History of Philippine
Opera
 Emerge in 19th
Century.
 Foreign
performers
including virtuosi,
opera singers
and spanish
zarzuela perform
in enthusiastic
audiences.

5. Local Theaters and Early Philippine Opera

6. Manila Grand Opera House
 The Manila Grand Opera House -was
a theater and opera house located in
the Santa Cruz district of Manila on the
intersection of Rizal Avenue and
Doroteo Jose Street.
 First built in the mid-19th century as a
circular wooden structure with
a nipa roof known as the H.T. Hashim’s
National Cycle Track.
Manila Grand Opera House

7. Metropolitan theatre
 The Manila Metropolitan
Theater (Filipino: Tanghalang
Pangkalakhan ng Maynila, or MET) is a
Philippine Art Deco building found near
the Mehan Garden located on Padre
Burgos Avenue corner Arroceros Street,
near the Manila Central Post Office. It
was designed by architect Juan M.
Arellano and inaugurated on December
10, 1931.
Metropolitan
theatre

8. Zorrilla Theatre
 The Teatro Zorrilla or Zorrilla Theatre,
also known as the Duláang Zorrilla sa
Maynila in Tagalog, was a prominent
theatre in the Philippines. Once located
along Calle Iris (now a part of C.M.
Recto Avenue), Manila, the theatre was
named after José Zorrilla (1817 - 1893),
a Spanish poet and playwright. The
building, which had a seating capacity
of 900 people, was officially opened on
17 August 1893, and it was the venue
for Spanish-language and Tagalog-
language stage performances.
Zorrilla
Theatre

9. Principe Alfonso Theater
 On 4 January 1861, Sociedad anonima,
an organization of
military officers and government
employees devoted to the theater,
presented a formal request to the
municipal council about a lot at Campo
Arroceros. The Sociedad intended to
build a theaterof light construction on
the lot for which they were willing to
pay the usual 6 percent annual rental
fee.
Principe Alfonso
theater

10. Cultural Center of the
Philippines
 The Cultural Center of the Philippines is
a government owned and controlled
corporation established to preserve,
develop and promote arts and culture in
the Philippines.[ The CCP was established
through Executive Order No. 30 s. 1966
by President Ferdinand Marcos. Although
an independent corporation of
the Philippine government, it receives an
annual subsidy and is placed under
the National Commission for Culture and
the Arts for purposes of policy coordination
Cultural Center of
the Philippines

11. Philippine Opera

12.  The First Filipino
Opera is said to be
to Sandugong
Panaginip by Pedro
Paterno, A poet
novelist musician
and government
official.
 Presented in Zorilla
Theater on August
02 1902.
Sandugong Panaginip
 Translated by The
Englishman M.W.
Loving with the title
The Dreamed
Alliance.
Sandugong Panaginip

13. Lakangbini
 Lakangbini by Patricio
Mariano was stage at
Metropolitan Theater
on December 19, 1933.
Lakangbini

14. Laloba Negra
 La Loba Negra (The Black She-Wolf) is
a 3-act Filipino opera.
 Acts 1 and 2 are based on history. Act 3
is based on a legend attributed to Fr.
Jose Burgos.
 The music was composed by National
Artist Francisco Feliciano with libretto
by soprano Fides Cuyugan Asensio
 The premier was held in 1984 with
National Artist for Theater and Film
Lamberto Avellana.
Laloba
Negra

15. Noli Me Tangere
 The Three- act Opera Noli Me Tangere
was composed by National Artist Felipe
Padilla de Leon with libretto by National
Artist Guillermo Tolentino.
 Premiered in 1957 at the FEU
Auditorium.
 Cast include Juanita Javier Torres as
Maria Clara, Don David As Ibarra, Fides
Cuyugan as Sisa, Milo Cristobal As
Padre Damaso And Morli Daram as the
director.
Noli Me
Tangere

16. El Filibusterismo
 El Filibusterismo is a novel by Dr. Jose
Rizal, a sequel to the earlier Noli Me
Tangere.
 It was written four years later. It tells of
the continuing struggle of the Filipino to
achieve Freedom from Spanish colonial
rule.
 The Opera was composed by National
Artist Felipe Padilla de Leon in 1970
with Libretto by Anthony Morli
 It was also in three acts and written in
Tagalog.
El
Filibusterismo