Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:

IT’S A BUSY CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR FOR TENOR ARTHUR ESPIRITU

(Conclusion)   To be sure, Espiritu isn’t the first one to make a big splash in Europe. Soprano Evelyn Mandac sang with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa in one Salzburg festival…

Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:

STUDENT OF PAVAROTTI IS NEW CALAF IN DECEMBER CCP TURANDOT

Tenor Alessandro Liberatore — a pupil of Luciano Pavarotti who sang in Manila in 1994 — is the Calaf in the CCP production of Puccini’s Turandot opening at the CCP…

Islander in the City | Pablo A. Tariman:

REMEMBERING FILIPINO SINGERS WHO SHONEIN TURANDOT

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…