From children’s songs to tribal chants, from planting songs to courtship ditties, from stirring kundiman to the delightful showstoppers by Sylvia la Torre, from the works of the three C’s - Canseco, Cruz and Cayabyab, the portrait we paint is of a race that is inherently good, inherently strong and kind and noble. The music we need to hear again and again, has painted the portrait of a people we need to be reminded we once were.
And that is why we wanted to push through with “Ang Bagong Harana”, despite the financial constraints, despite the constant struggle to find sponsors and sell tickets, despite the seeming foolhardiness of doing a Pinoy Musical revue when every other Pinoy seems interested in listening to anything but his own traditional music. Now, more than ever, we need to believe in ourselves. The songs that have served us well in the past will also serve as well as we go bravely into the future.
“Ang Bagong Harana” will showcase the best of all the Filipino composers from different music genres - Nicanor Abelardo, Ryan Cayabyab, Willy Cruz, Francisco Santiago, Antonio Molina, Resti Umali, George Canseco, Ernani Cuenco, Levi Celerio, Jose Estrella, Constancio De Guzman and Felipe de Leon, to name a few.
Directed by award-winning director and writer, Floy Quintos. “ANG BAGONG HARANA” will have a re-run on October 11, 12, 18 and 19 at 8pm with matinees on at 3:30pm on October 13 and 20 at the Carlos P. Romulo Theater, RCBC Plaza, Makati.
Why do we need to do “Ang Bagong Harana”? We at Philippine Opera Company have chosen to do it because now more than ever, when globalization is the future of the world, we need to remind ourselves of who we are, where we are, where we have been, and what we held dear. “This is who we are”,
“This is our heritage”,
“This is the musical journey all Filipinos should take”.
Contact Details:
For tickets call POC at (63 2) 822-9609 or (63 917) 5272880 or TicketWorld at (63 2) 891-999.
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