Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Tenor Arthur Espiritu leads A Night of Love concert at the Ayala Museum


International tenor Arthur Espiritu leads A Night of Love, a pre-Valentine concert featuring some of opera’s most romantic music happening this February 10, 2018, 7:00 PM at the Ayala Museum in Makati.

Joining Arthur at this concert are Stefanie Quintin and Mheco Manlangit, two of the country’s young promising sopranos, and collaborating artist extraordinaire, pianist Najib Ismail.

The three will take the audience to an evening filled with love songs and duets from Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème, Vincenzo Bellini’s La Sonnambula and Norma, Igor Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress, and Georges Bizet’s Carmen.

Arthur Espiritu had a productive 2017 making his Australian Opera debut as Rodolfo in La Bohème. He also played the role of the Shepherd in Karol Szymanowski’s King Roger. He then performed in Munich before ending the year with a stint reprising Rodolfo in Israel.

Stefanie Quintin has sung the main roles in Domenico Cimarosa’s Il Matrimonio segreto, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Coronation Mass, and Requiem, Donizetti’s L'Elisir d'Amore, Bellini’s La Sonnambula, George Frideric Handel’s Messiah, Ryan Cayabyab’s Misa, Geonyong Lee’s Asian Mass, among others. She was invited to perform in various international festivals and is a recipient of the Delphic Lyra Award for Traditional Music.

Mheco Manlangit has her major breakthrough as the sole winner of the Singapore International Festival of Music Competition held July last year.  She then made her professional debut at CAEO’s Youth on Stage concert series at the Ayala Museum. She graduated from the University of Sto. Tomas Conservatory of Music under the tutelage of Eugene de los Santos.

Najib ismail is one of the most sought after chamber music and collaborating pianist having performed with global opera superstars like soprano Sumi Jo and Nelly Miricioiu.

A Night of Love is presented by Cultural Arts Events Organizer, the Ayala Museum, Lyric, and 98.7 DZFE The Master’s Touch.

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