{"id":22083,"date":"2025-05-30T18:00:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T22:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/?p=22083"},"modified":"2025-05-30T18:01:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T22:01:32","slug":"filipina-opera-legend-evelyn-mandac-mentors-young-artists-in-special-kundiman-masterclass-at-new-york-pcg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/2025\/05\/30\/filipina-opera-legend-evelyn-mandac-mentors-young-artists-in-special-kundiman-masterclass-at-new-york-pcg\/","title":{"rendered":"Filipina Opera Legend Evelyn Mandac Mentors Young Artists in Special Kundiman Masterclass at New York PCG"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Filipina Opera Legend Evelyn Mandac Mentors Young Artists in Special Kundiman Masterclass at New York PCG<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Renowned soprano Evelyn Mandac (left photo) offers live vocal coaching and interpretation guidance to masterclass participants Aretha Angcao, Lauren Florek, Carlo Bunyi, and Ramon Tenefrancia. Each singer performed a kundiman and received real-time feedback on vocal technique and stylistic delivery during the session. (Photo by: Sherlyn Roxas)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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NEW YORK, 29 May 2025 \u2013 <\/strong>The Philippine Consulate General in New York commemorated National Heritage Month with a stirring evening of music, mentorship, and cultural pride through the Kundiman Masterclass with Evelyn Mandac<\/em>, held at the Kalayaan Hall of the Philippine Center in New York.<\/span><\/p>

The masterclass featured Evelyn Mandac, a living legend in Philippine music and the first Filipina to perform major roles at the Metropolitan Opera. Ms. Mandac mentored four rising vocal talents\u2014Aretha Angcao, Carlo Bunyi, Lauren Florek, and Ramon Tenefrancia\u2014in interpreting and performing the kundiman, a classical Filipino song form rooted in themes of love, patriotism, and resilience. Accompanying them on the piano was Ms. Fides Cutiongco.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Audience members engage in a Q&A session with Evelyn Mandac and producer Chiara Cox (via video call) following the screening of \u201cThe Filipina Soprano Who Broke Opera Glass Ceilings,\u201d a documentary exploring Ms. Mandac\u2019s groundbreaking operatic career. (Photo by: Sherlyn Roxas)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Opening the program, Consul General Senen T. Mangalile emphasized the importance of initiatives like the Kundiman series, especially as interest in Filipino language and culture grows among the diaspora communities. \u201cThe Philippines has its own art forms that deserve to be recognized alongside Western classical traditions,\u201d he said, noting the masterclass builds on the success of the Kundiman Seminar-Workshop and Gala Concert held at Manhattan School of Music in October 2024.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Consul General Senen T. Mangalile (rightmost) joins legendary soprano Evelyn Mandac (center), pianist Fides Cutiongco (leftmost), and masterclass participants Ramon Tenefrancia (second from right), Carlo Bunyi (third from right), Aretha Angcao (second from left), and Lauren Florek (third from left) after the Kundiman Masterclass. (Photo by: Sherlyn Roxas)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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The event also included the screening of The Filipina Soprano Who Broke Opera Glass Ceilings<\/em>, a documentary chronicling Ms. Mandac\u2019s trailblazing international career. Produced by Filipino-American multidisciplinary artist Chiara Cox, the documentary served as a powerful prelude to the masterclass. A Q&A session with both Ms. Mandac and Ms. Cox followed the film screening.<\/span><\/p>

Participants and audience members alike were visibly moved by the evening\u2019s celebration of Filipino artistry. Through expert coaching, storytelling, and shared passion, the masterclass reaffirmed kundiman\u2019s enduring relevance and beauty. END<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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