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 ...

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 ...

(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.

From its first sprightly woodwind notes conjuring land and sea half a world away, “Noli Me Tangere,” the 1953 Filipino opera given life again at the historic Henrico Theatre, conscripts and consumes ...

"Noli Me Tangere: The Opera"Â and its three main Filipino-blooded cast have received rave reviews from a prominent US newspaper following the opera's run in Washington early August. According to the ...

With the hopes to eventually bring a musical adaptation of Philippines' greatest novel Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not) in Australia, the second reading of the novel is being held in Sydney this weekend ...

If you've read the books, seen the movies, or even watched the straight play version, you may want to check out the upcoming opera version of the classic, 'Noli Me Tangere' MANILA, Philippines – A ...