This is a ballet
and opera production you should not miss!
La Traviata is an
opera by Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi. It premiered at the La Fenice Opera
House in Venice on March 6, 1853. La Traviata means the fallen woman or one who
goes astray and refers to the main character, Violetta Valéry, a courtesan.
La Traviata’s story
is about the courtesan Violetta and Alfredo, the man who falls for her and whom
she loves in return. While the passion between them is intense, Violetta is
torn, as Alfredo's father Giorgio asked her to make the supreme sacrifice of
leaving Alfredo so his sister would be able to marry properly. Violetta's
illness returns and she is reunited momentarily with Alfredo.
This opera was made
into a full ballet by multi-awarded Filipino prima ballerina Lisa
Macuja-Elizalde of Ballet Manila.
Three opera singers
will perform live, namely Anna Migallos, Mher U. Nival, and Roby Malubay.
ABOUT THE OPERA
SINGERS:
D. ANNA MIGALLOS | SOPRANO
Anna Migallos is a
soprano whose repertoire ranges from playful Mozart to impassioned Puccini.
With a voice that has been described as liquid gold, Anna is equally noted for
the fire and sincerity of her performances.
Born in the US,
Anna was educated in her home country, where she began earning scholarships at
a young age. She graduated from the Philippine High School for the Arts with
High Honors and Artistic Excellence. She was an Extension Program Scholar at
the University of the Philippines College of Music, where she obtained her
Bachelor of Music in Voice, Cum Laude. In 2014, Anna earned her Master of
Performance in Vocal Performance from the Royal College of Music in London.
Anna also received scholarships to study at the Interlochen Summer Arts Program
in Michigan, USA, and at the Oxenford International Summer School for Singers
in Scotland.
Anna has performed
at the Victoria and Albert Museum, Kings Place, Music at Mansfield Street, Mary
Abbotts Kensington, the Cadogan Hall for the world premiere of Arahne, a chamber
opera by Jan Gorjanc, and at the Royal College of Music with conductors
Vladimir Jurowski, Paul Daniel, and Michael Rosewell.
Anna’s operatic
roles include Violetta (La Traviata, Verdi); Adina (L’elisir d’amore,
Donizetti); Fiordiligi (Cosi fan tutte, Mozart); Mimi (La Boheme, Puccini);
Countess (Le nozze di Figaro, Mozart); Micaëla (Carmen, Bizet); Jo (Little
Women, Adamo); Fire & Nightingale (L’enfant et les sortilèges, Ravel);
Angelina, The Plaintiff (Trial by Jury, Gilbert, and Sullivan).
In 2021, Anna
Migallos performed in the FEU Auditorium for the FCA’s Tribute to Antonin
Dvorak.
2. NOMHER NIVAL
| TENOR
Nomher Nival is a
tenor graduate of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Conservatory of Music. He
won First Prize at the National Music Competitions for Young Artists (NAMCYA)
in 2007 and the Jovita Fuentes Vocal Competition (Male Category) in 2015. In
2013, Nomher won the Mr. and Mrs. Tommy and Simonetta Steyer Encouragement
Award at the Marcello Giordani Foundation International Vocal Competition in
Vero Beach, Florida.
His major roles
include the following:
- Tamino in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte
(2019) at the Sta. Cecilia Hall, St. Scholastica’s Manila
- Crisostomo Ibarra in Felipe
Padilla-De Leon’s Noli me Tangere (2017 & 2019) at the Cultural Center of
the Philippines
- Alfredo in Giuseppe Verdi’s La
Traviata (2017) at the Ayala Musuem
- Rinuccio in Giacomo Puccini’s Gianni
Schicchi (2017) at the PowerMac Spotlight.
In 2012, Nival was
part of the Pacific Music Festival in Sapporo, Japan, and had the privilege to
sing under the baton of Metropolitan Opera House Conductor Fabio Luisi. He also
worked with Roberto Servile, baritone, and Marlis Petersen, soprano. He was
again chosen to be part of the festival in 2015, where he worked under Gabriella
Tucci.
Nival is also a
member of the Viva Voce Voice Lab under the direction of Soprano Camille
Lopez-Molina.
3. ROBY MALUBAY
| BARITONE
Roby is a
bass-baritone singer, musical theatre actor, and a professional voice teacher.
He is also a member of Viva Voce Voice Lab, which produces classical concerts
and operas. Roby is a 2nd prize winner of the Jovita Fuentes Vocal Competition
in 2013 and a finalist in the 2018 Singapore Lyric Opera ASEAN Vocal
Competition.
Roby is a graduate
of B.S. E-Commerce Technology from Centro Escolar University and a BM in Voice
Performance from St. Scholastica’s College Manila.
The show is free for the FEU
Community (Including FEU
Alumni with a valid Alumni Card), while Php300.00 for other guests. You may register using the
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