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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