International tenor Arthur Espiritu opens MCOF’s 35th Anniversary

The Philippines' internationally renowned tenor Arthur Espiritu opens the Manila Chamber Orchestra Foundation's (MCOF) 35th Anniversary with Les nuits d'été - an Evening of Love in Opera, this July 27, 2019, 7:30 PM at the PowerMac Center Spotlight, Circuit in Makati.

Joining Arthur are three of the country’s most promising young sopranos namely Stefamie Quintin, second prize winner of Singapore Vocal Competition, Myramae Meneses, prie winning soprano who has studied in London’s Guildhall School in Music and Drama, and Jasmin Salvo, the second prize winner of this year's Jovita Fuentes Competition. Multiple award winning pianist and fresh from his theater debut, Gabriel Allan Paguirigan will be the night's collaborating artist.

This one night concert also acts as a relaunch of the MCOF's main program namely the Young Artists Development Program (YADP). All proceeds from the concert will go to the YADP which nurtures and promotes the professional growth of Filipino musicians through performance opportunities, endorsement, and exposure to a wider public. 

Les nuits d'été - an Evening of Love in Opera is presented by Manila Chamber Orchestra Foundation (MCOF) in partnership with Lyric Piano, DZFE.FM The Master's Touch, Manila Times, BusinessWord, Smart Telecommunication and National Commission for Culture and the Arts.

For tickets or other inquiries, contact TicketWorld at 891-9999, MCOF 997-9483 or (0920)954-0053 and the Cultural Arts Events Organizer at 782-7164 or (0918)347-3027.

An American musical retrospective concert this Father's Day at the Ayala Museum

Celebrate Father’s Day with the music from well-loved American musicals at The American Songbook: A Retrospective on June 17, 2018, 6:00 PM at the Ayala Museum.

After the show's premiere at the Insular Life Auditorium for FilFest followed by a series of outreach concerts in Baguio, the production presented by Cultural Arts Events Organizers in partnership with the Ayala Museum goes to Makati in time for Father's Day.

Tenor Jan Briane Astom, sopranos Mheco Manlangit and Jasmin Salvo, with pianist Gabriel Allan Paguirigan, will perform songs by the pillars of American music such as George Gershwin, Jerome Kerns, Cole Porter, and Richard Rodgers as well as those of their successors namely Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Schwartz, Stephen Larson and Stephen Sondheim.

Tickets priced at P800 and P500 are available at TicketWorld outlets and CAEO through these numbers: (0918) 347-3027, (0920) 954-0053 or 782-7164 and 997-9483. Aside from the usual 50% student and 20% senior citizen discounts, there will be a 20% discount to all the fathers that can be availed for tickets purchased at the lobby prior to the show.

The American Songbook: A Retrospective is a production of Cultural Arts Events Organizers and the Ayala Museum with the support of Lyric Piano, and 98.7 DZFE-FM The Master's Touch.