Singer Christian Bautista joins Ballet Manila in the latest
edition of the company’s signature series Ballet
& Ballads opening this February 10, 2018, 6:00 PM at the Aliw Theater.
Christian will perform music from his latest album, along
with musical theater hits, in this show that falls right smack during the
Valentine’s season. I think it was during the promotional tour of the Soundtrack album back in 2014 when I
last saw Christian so it’s high time that I see him perform live once again. With
this show, Christian joins the ranks of singers like Ariel Rivera, Lani
Misalucha, Jaya, Nyoy Volante, Karylle, Kyla, and Freestyle who were featured
in previous Ballets & Ballads that has singers sharing the stage with ballet
dancers.
The inclusion of opera singers from the Klassikal Music Foundation (KMF) namely baritone Andrew Fernando, sopranos Jade Riccio and Stephanie
Aguilar, mezzo soprano Krissan Manikan-Tan, tenor Leo Angelo Lanuza, along with
the special participation of tenor Dr. George T. Yang, gives this year’s
edition a newer dimension.
These opera singers are very familiar to me and I’ve seen
them perform numerous times before. I am actually excited for the other
audience members who are not into opera to have their first taste of this art form
via this show. I have a great hunch that they will be singing during Martin
Lawrance’s Aria, a five act work set to opera music that will have its world premiere in this show.
The ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra will be providing live
music throughout the evening and to say that I am very curious to see for the very
first time Joshua Dos Santos’ conducting on local soil is such an
understatement.
Ballet & Ballads
is geared towards bringing new audiences to the ballet through music, the “Ballads”, that is familiar to the
public. I may not be that new audience but I’m very much looking forward to
seeing the new work by Martin Lawrance, the Vaganova method trained dancers in
a new light, and ultimately Lisa Macuja-Elizalde’s Ballet Manila moving forward
through the introduction of new works.
Ballet & Ballads with Christian Bautista opens on
February 10, 2018, 6:00 PM at the Aliw Theater. Succeeding shows will be on
February 11, 2018, 3:00 PM, February 17, 6:00 PM, and February 18, 2018, 3:00
PM.
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