Top PH classical singers, theater actors grace FAFAs, AFP visit in Dapitan City
DAPITAN CITY — The country’s top classical singers and theater actors performed a series of songs during the visit of Foreign Armed Forces Attaches and Armed Forces of the Philippines in Dapitan City on October 6 to 8, 2023.
Known for their great voices and the honor they brought to the country, Ms. Svetlana Jalosjos, the President of Dakak Resort and Properties who is also a performer herself and alumnae of UP Chorus, deemed to bring singers and theater actors to the city to perform a rendition of Mi Ultimo Adios, Dulce de Las Horas at Rizal Shrine, and Folk Songs and Broadway classics during a Tourism Presentation at the resort’s Tai Grand Hall.
The performers were applauded for the powerful renditions of folk songs and their charisma in bringing to life the lyrics of Broadway classical pieces with their golden voices. The talent presentation impressed and delighted the Foreign Armed Forces Attaches, Armed Forces of the Philippines, their spouses, families and personnel.
The Philippines’ Prince of Pop-Opera, Jonathan Badon, a multi-awarded international crossover artist also performed. He has performed in various diplomatic concerts all over Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Australia and North America, including his debut performances at the Vatican and at the world-famous Carnegie Hall in New York. He also was the main performer at the ASEAN Summit and the International Convention of Chief Justices, to name a few.
A soprano and voice teacher, Cynthia Culig-Guico is the recipient of 2016 Aliw Awards in the Best Female Classical Singer Category. She has been lauded for the clarity and sweetness of her voice and a notable classic theater performer here and abroad.
Her international performances include playing lead roles at Off Broadway in New York, USA, France, Japan and Canada. A graduate of the University of the Philippines, Cynthia shares her talent as a voice teacher for professional and non-professional singers at the Miriam College Center for Applied Music and at the Guico Music studio, where she and her husband offer online teaching for students and aspirants in music and theater performance.
Another equally amazing performer is Lionel Guico, a baritone,
