Noli Me Tangere, an opera in Tagalog, premiered on Feb. 5, 1957, at the Far Eastern University Auditorium. Don David and Juanita Javier portrayed the ill-fated lovers, Crisostomo Ibarra and Maria ...

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine national hero’s masterpiece is getting the opera treatment and will be shown in Manila in a once-in-a-lifetime production celebrating Filipino history, art and ...

(Right frame) Sal Malaki (Crisostomo Ibarra) and Rachelle Gerodias (Maria Clara) give standout performances in Noli Me Tangere the Opera. (Left frame) Crisostomo Ibarra viciously attacks Padre Damaso.

Filipino and Australian actors will give life to Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere as it opens in Sydney this weekend with Filipino actor Miguel Castro as lead role of Crisostomo Ibarra. Mr Castro brings us ...

MICHAEL Dadap,musical director of “Noli” in NY; Loida Nicolas Lewis, producer; Bayani de Leon, son of composer Felipe de Leon “Noli Me Tangere: The Opera,” a landmark adaptation of the Jose Rizal ...

Take a guess: It must be Italian. No? Your second choice might be French. Now you’re scratching your head at the sound of voices rehearsing for Capitol Opera Richmond’s season-opener at the historic ...

MANILA, Philippines—Dulaang UP opens its 37 th season with the restaging of “Noli Me Tangere: The Opera,” the critically-acclaimed operatic retelling by National Artist Felipe Padilla de Leon of Jose ...

Miguel Castro and Faith Rico playing as Crisostomo Ibarra and Maria Clara in the Noli Me Tangere the Musical in Perth, WA. Credit: SBS Filipino/Noli Me Tangere the Musical Actor Miguel Castro plays ...

I came home to a nation rediscovering Rizal. From Manila to Cebu to Bohol, on the streets, in the malls, on campuses, Filipinos have been remembering and celebrating the life and times of the greatest ...

Jose Rizal's Noli Me Tangere is a thing of contradictions. While it helped catapult Rizal into the consciousness of Filipinos a century ago, it also landed him a special spot in the minds of our ...

In the town where Jose Rizal worked on Noli Me Tangere, a search for a restroom led to a little known Rizal story.