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Felipe de Leon's Opera "Noli Me Tangere" Opens in USA, May 26

5/27/2012

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KGB Productions and da Corneto Opera present the American premiere of a rare masterpiece opera titled Noli Me Tangere by Philippine's National Artist for Music Felipe de Leon at the Harris Theater in Chicago on Saturday, May 26, 2012, at 7 pm, and Sunday, May 27, 2012, at 3 pm.
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The opera Noli Me Tangere recounts the struggles of Juan Crisóstomo Ibarra y Magsalin who returns to the Philippines after seven years of academic studies in Europe. He plans to wed his betrothed Maria Clara and fulfill his father’s dream of opening a school to pave the way for his country’s progress through education. In all things he is thwarted by the notorious and influential Padre Damaso, creating a dramatic storyline of unrequited love, betrayal and revenge. The music is beautiful and melodic and the story one of many twists and turns including a mad scene --and a first in opera – a crocodile attack .

The opera is based on the novel Noli Me Tangere by Philippine national hero Dr José Rizal. A Filipino nationalist and medical doctor, Rizal conceived of the idea of writing the novel after reading Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Published in Spanish in Berlin in 1887, the novel exposes the ills of society, the oppression of Spanish rule and atrocities committed in the name of the Church. Viewed as a subversive for his belief in Philippine self-government, Rizal was executed by the Spaniards in 1896. His execution is cited as one of the causes of the Philippine Revolution and his execution is marked annually as Rizal Day, a national Philippine holiday. The Filipino American Council of Greater Chicago’s headquarters in Lakeview is named for him as well as a monument that was built in front of Weiss Memorial Hospital along the picturesque landscape in Lakeshore Drive.

The staging of the opera coincides with the celebration in the Philippines, through the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) of de Leon's 100th Birth Centennial (May 1, 1912- May 1, 2012).  Pres. Benigno S. Aquino III signed Proclamation No. 283, declaring May 1, 2012 to April 30, 2013 as the Centennial Year of National Artist for Music Felipe Padilla de Leon. Likewise, the House of Representatives has issued for the same purpose House Joint Resolution No. 25, introduced by House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr., Congressman Neptali M. Gonzales II, Congressman Edcel C. Lagman, Congressman Salvador H. Escudero III, and Congressman Rodolfo W. Antonino.Composer, conductor, scholar and cultural educator Felipe Padilla de Leon launched his calling at a time of passionate striving for nationhood during the Commonwealth period, Japanese occupation and the post-war Philippine Republic, he stood out most prominently as the champion of Filipino cultural dignity and identity.  He always depicted what is noble, exalted and heroic in the Filipino, taking as his subjects the momentous events and symbols in our history and celebrated their deepest meanings through music.

De Leon wrote the first full-length Filipino opera based on Dr. Jose Rizal’s novel of social realism, “Noli Me Tangere” (1957), with libretto by another National Artist, sculptor-linguist-Filipinist scholar Guillermo Tolentino. 

Sung in Tagalog with English supertitles. The performance will run approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes, including one intermission.

About the cast and the opera company: http://www.diversitythroughthearts.org/index.php/opera-world-premier

For ticket information, please call the Harris Theater at 312.334.7777 or visit www.harristheaterchicago.org


For more details on the activities and schedules, contact Marichu Tellano, NCCA-PPFPD chief, at 527-2214,  09209514911 or mgtellano@yahoo.com; or NCCA Public Affairs and Information Office (PAIO) head, Rene Sanchez Napenas at (632) 527-2192 or 0928-5081057; or Log on to www.ncca.gov.ph or email us at ncca.paio@gmail.com.   
11 Comments
Jade link
5/28/2012 12:58:10 pm

I love watching Opera specially in UP theater...

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Lakwatserong Unggoy link
5/28/2012 01:45:54 pm

i miss being on stage:(

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Franc Ramon link
5/29/2012 03:10:53 am

Must be a good one as Noli Me Tangere is such a good story on social realism. It must have been like being transported in a time machine back in time.

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tatess link
5/29/2012 03:49:16 am

Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo is actually my favorite books until now .i used to read it like a pocket book and always get high grades on exam. sarap panoorin nito.

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Koko link
5/29/2012 04:39:26 am

I like the fact that such Filipino masterpiece is brought into the international scene.. I wish more Filipino creations get across to show off how great filipinos can be

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Karen Grafia link
5/29/2012 06:21:34 am

I am always fascinated with plays! :) Sana mapanood ko rin to :)

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Pinoymovieblog.com link
5/29/2012 10:41:33 am

I Love plays! Finally we'll be able to share one of the most intriguing period stories here in the Philippines. I miss my history class. :D

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emmerey link
5/29/2012 12:27:12 pm

wow! a filipino novel! written by our national hero to be shown abroad! :) great news!

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witty humor link
5/29/2012 01:11:07 pm

Noli as an opera eh. This I would love to see. I saw the non operatic version with Arcilla as Ibarra and that was a defining point for me. I fell irrevocably in love with my country and Rizal's work.

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Airra Pingol
5/29/2012 10:10:31 pm

I hope to watch this play. I still remember "Noli me tangere"..

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Kalabasa K. Kamote
5/29/2012 11:15:03 pm

This is a very explosive combination - opera and 19th-century Philippine social history. I'll surely like this!

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