MANILA, Philippines - Best of Opera, produced by Resorts World Manila in cooperation with MusicArtes, Inc., is a “best†in more ways than one.
The most popular arias from the world’s greatest operas such as Aida, Rigolleto La Traviata, La Boheme, Carmen, Madama Butterfly and Barber of Seville will be interpreted by the singers, with choral support by the Viva Voce choir and with the ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Gerard Salonga. Anton Juan will direct the opera excerpts.
The singers are Adam Diegel, lyric tenor; Victoria Wefer, soprano; Magdalena Wor, Polish mezzo-soprano; Mako Nishimoto, soprano; Arthur Espiritu, tenor, consummate singer and actor; Margarita Giannelli, soprano; Andrew Fernando, baritone;
Maria Rachelle Gerodias, soprano and multi-awarded performer; and Camille Lopez Molina, soprano; Noel Azcona, baritone.
Upcoming singers Fame Flores, Tanya Corcuera, Myramae Meneses and Nonon Baang are also featured in the concert.
The performance is tomorrow, June 5, 8 p.m. at the Newport Performing Arts Theatre, third floor of Newport Mall, Resorts World
For tickets, call box-office at 908-8000 loc. 7700 and Ticketworld at 891-9999.