Tuesday, October 08, 2013

Icons Lea Salonga, Cecile Licad and Lisa Macuja returns for The Legends and the Classics Encore


October 12, 2013, 8:00 PM
October 13, 2013, 5:00 PM
Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater)
CCP Complex
Pasay, Metro Manila

Featuring:
Lea Salonga
Cecile Licad
Lisa Macuja-Elizalde
Francisco Llorin
ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra
Gerard Salonga, conductor
Ballet Manila

It was just a question of when Lea Salonga, Cecile Licad and Lisa Macuja-Elizalde could be able to match their schedules in order to stage a repeat performance of The Legends and the Classics. This show, the winner of Best Concert Collaboration at last year’s Aliw Award was the talk of the town when it happened back in March 17-18, 2012 and I was very fortunate to watch the show back then. And now comes another opportunity for those who have missed it and those who want to see it again as The Legends and the Classics comes back for a two performance Encore this October 12, 2013, 8:00 PM and on October 13, 2013, 5:00 PM at the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater).

The show will once again feature individual numbers from the three as well as special collaborations among them that combine song (Lea Salonga), music (Cecile Licad) and dance (Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and the rest of Ballet Manila). Joining the show this time is ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra led by Gerard Salonga. Another change this year will be the inclusion of cellist Francisco Llorin for The Dying Swan number which was also one of the most memorable highlights from last year’s show.

It’s been announced that Cecile Licad will completely change her repertoire for this concert. And I was able to learn from Gerard Salonga himself that she and the orchestra will now perform Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 34 replacing the Chopin piece they did during the original staging. The title itself may not ring a bell to most people but once they get to listen to the Variation 18 of the Rachmaninoff piece, it will either send shivers down their spine or bring them into tears. And the hardcore piano enthusiasts like me will highly anticipate seeing and hearing the Steinway and Sons grand piano that will be provided by the Steinway Gallery Singapore for this concert. I was also told by Lisa Macuja-Elizalde that they will also have a special surprise number at the end but that was all that I was able to get out from her or from any other member of the ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra that I was able to talk to.

This show is truly one of the most eagerly awaited events of the year considering that Lea Salonga has recently concluded a very high profile stint as a coach at The Voice of the Philippines. Cecile Licad, on the other hand, will be back at the CCP stage once again less than four months after The Pianist’s Pianist. And Lisa Macuja-Elizalde is almost done with her Swan Song Series with Ballet Manila ending this December when she bids goodbye to full length ballets. The Legends and the Classics Encore is definitely the last chance for people to see these three icons perform on one stage.

The Legends and the Classics is presented by the Manila Broadcasting Company and Ballet Manila, under the stage direction of Roxanne Lapus and musical direction of Gerard Salonga. Major sponsors are BPI Credit Cards, Sofitel Philippine Plaza, Bellarocca Island Resort & Spa, Mekeni, Uratex, Solaire Resort and Casino and El Nido Resorts, supported by Island Rose. Steinway Gallery Singapore is the official piano sponsor.

Ticket prices:
P6000 Orchestra Center Premium
P5000 Orchestra Center/Side, Parterre/Lower Box
P3000 Balcony I, Upper Box
P2000 Balcony II Premium
P1000 Balcony II

For inquiries:
TicketWorld 891-9999

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