MANILA, Philippines—At Greenbelt 3, Ayala Malls Cinemas in Makati City, The CCP Met Opera in HD kicks off the New Year with a special screening of Gaetano Donizetti’s La Fille Du Régiment.
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Bel canto stars Pretty Yende and Javier Camarena team up for a feast of vocal fireworks on the Met stage. Baritone Maurizio Muraro plays Sergeant Sulplice, with mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe as the outlandish Marquise of Berkenfield. La Fille Du Régiment is an opera in two acts conducted by Enrique Mazzola.
It tells the story of an adopted daughter of the 21st Regiment of the French army, named Marie, who fell in love with a boy (Tonio) who saved her life in spite of him being a part of the nation’s enemy. While fighting for their love for each other, their plans of getting married were torn into pieces as the true identity of Marie got exposed.
The marquise, Marie’s mother, wishes her to marry the nephew of the Duchess and dismisses her love with Tonio. Catch how Tonio fights for his love and rescues Marie from the chaotic situation.
The CCP Met Opera in HD, now in its seventh season, is a special initiative of the CCP Film, Broadcast and New Media Division, Production and Exhibition Department, in association with the Metropolitan Opera of New York, the Filipinas Opera Society Foundation, Inc., and Ayala Malls Cinemas.
The opera productions in the series are presented in high-definition digital video and Dolby sound, recreating the experience of seeing an opera performance at the Met “live.”
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