When Turandot opens at the Cultural Center of the Philippines on Dec. 9-11, 2022, it will bring to mind Filipino singers who distinguished themselves in the last Puccini opera. There…
Category: Arts and Culture
Islander in the City by Pablo A. Tariman:
A BARITONE LIKE NO OTHER
Live concerts are back! They are for the most part inspiring and sadly a few disappoints. This concert mounted at the CCP main theater lobby by the Friends for Cultural…
Islander in the City by Pablo A. Tariman:
PROFILE OF A TALENT MANAGER AND FILM PRODUCER
Talent manager Ferdy Lapuz was in a quandary as he received FB comments his talent, actor Soliman Cruz, was not wearing appropriate attire during the red carpet walk at the…
Islander in the City by Pablo A. Tariman:
SOPRANO STEFANIE QUINTIN ON THE SIDE OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
Much was in store for music lovers when soprano Stefanie Quintin performed for the first time at Tanghalang Ignacio Gimenez (Black Box Theater) last Wednesday, September 7, 2022. With flutist…
Islander in the City by Pablo A. Tariman:
VENICE INDEPENDENT FILM CRITICS SINGLE OUT ROMANIAN FILM WITH FILIPINO LEAD ACTOR
The Romanian film To The North by Mihai Mincan headlined by Filipino actors Soliman Cruz and Bart Guingona eluded awards in the Orizzonte section of the recently concluded 79th Venice…
Islander in the City by Pablo A. Tariman:
LAST CURTAIN CALL FOR BARITONE ANDREW FERNANDO (1970-2022)
Distinguished baritone Andrew Fernando has died August 23, 2022. This was learned from the Soledad and Fernando family who also announced his body was cremated August 31. He was 52.…
Islander in the City by Pablo A. Tariman:
THE HORRORS OF MARTIAL LAW AS MUSICAL
When Katips (short for Katipunan) was first screened in November last year, nobody knew the Marcoses were poised for a dramatic comeback. Thus, the film was treated as another brainchild…
Islander in the City by Pablo A. Tariman:
MARILOU DIAZ-ABAYA IS NEW NATIONAL ARTIST FOR FILM
When Marilou Diaz-Abaya was proclaimed National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts last June 10, 2022, she had long deserved it having lived art and life with consummate artistry. Her…
Islander in the City by Pablo A. Tariman:
AMIDST THE PANDEMIC, A FILIPINO MUSICAL IS BORN
Remember the 1975 Bienvenido Noriega, Jr. play, Bayan Bayanan? The play is being revived as a musical with a new title, Bayan Bayanan: Letters from Home. With OFWs very much…
Islander in the City by Pablo A. Tariman:
EVENING OF SPANISH MASTERPIECES
The musical landscape of Spain will be revisited when two classical guitarists mount a concert called Spanish Serenade (Serenata Española) at the Yuchengco Museum, Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at 6…