La Boheme in Manila

This time I am not going to talk about Bohemia or being Bohemian but La Boheme, the opera - here in Manila. Lots of review articles have been written about it already so I am not going to add another one.


All I really wanted to say is that I would have loved it more if I understood Italian. I do not know much about classical music but I just appreciate listening to it. It has been the second time I've heard the Philippine Philarmonic Orchestra in a week and now I want more!

CNN recently featured operas being performed at Zurich's main train station to bring it to mainstream viewers and attract interest, and the Philippine Opera Company is doing the same to entice the Filipino audience into opera. I think it's about time.

I'm happy there are more cultural events going on in Manila more than a person's schedule could afford. :)