MAPEH - Opera Ballet Musical Flashcards
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A staged play or dramatic work whose text or script is entirely sung by the characters. There are no unsung monologues. The opera is sung from beginning to end.
Opera
In an opera, the script is called ______, which can be originally made for an opera, or it may be based on a prewritten literature by a famous poet, novelist, or writer.
Libretto
This is known as the script writer
Librettist
An _____ is a song in the opera which is usually sung by a lead role. Operas are usually staged without the use if microphones.
Aria
Examples of Opera
Noli Me Tangere: The Opera
El Filibusterismo
La Loba Negra
Produced on 1957, based on the novel of Jose Rizal, first presented at the FEU Auditorium
Noli Me Tangere: The Opera
Directors of Noli Me Tangere: The Opera
Felipe Padilla de Leon
Guillermo Tolentino
He was National Artist for Music in 1997
Felipe Padilla de Leon
He was National Artist for Visual Arts in 1973
Guillermo Tolentino
Produced on 1970. The sequel to Noli Me Tangere. It was also created in collaboration with the original creator, Felipe Padilla de Leon.
El Filibusterismo
It means “Black She-Wolf” in English. Produced in 1984, a three-act Filipino Opera, first presented at the Cultural Center of the Philippines.
Lo Loba Negra
Directors of La Loba Negra:
Francisco Feliciano
Fides Cuyugan-Asensio
Lamberto Avellana
He was National Artist for Music in 2014, also a composer the La Loba Negra.
Francisco Feliciano
A Librettist for La Loba Negra
Fides Cuyugan-Asensio
National Artist for Theater and Film in 1976 and also a Director for La Loba Negra
Lamberto Avellana
Director of Act 1, 2, 3 of La Loba Negra
Peque Gallaga
This act is about the Governor General Fernando Bustamante.
Act 1 & 2
This act is based on the legend attributed to Fr. Jose Burgos.
Act 3
A form of theatrical entertainment in which dancers express mood, thoughts, and feelings through their body movements that tell a story.
Ballet
Hands, feet, body, and facial movements and expressions are important as they delay messages to the audience and produce a highly aesthetic entertainment form.
Ballet
A French term for “on the tip” is a technique where the dancers are required to stand on their toes
En pointe
Based on the Indian epic, Ramayana
Rama Hari, 1980
National Artist for music in 2018 and a Composer.
Ryan Cayabyab
National Artist for Literature in 2006 and a Librettist
Bienvenido Lumbera