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Alegria Ferrer

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In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Ocampo and the surname or paternal family name is Ferrer.
Alegria O. Ferrer
Alegria O. Ferrer as Mother Earth in Lunop han Dughan-Pangandoy ni Yolanda
Background information
Birth nameAlegria Ocampo Ferrer
GenresClassical
Occupation(s)professor, soprano, director, theater actress

Alegria Ocampo Ferrer is a Filipina soprano, professor, theater actress and a musical director who is awarded an Aliw Awards Hall of Fame in the category of Female Classical and included in the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Encyclopedia of the Arts.[1][2][3] The Aliw Awards is given to recognize excellence in Filipino talents.[4] The CCP Encyclopedia of the Arts contains information about culture and the arts in the Philippines.[5]

Education

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Ferrer has finished her master's degree in Voice with minor in Theater Arts, Piano and European Languages at the College of Music of the University of the Philippines and studied voice and the German language at Mozarteum Hochschule fur Musik and at the University of Salzburg in Salzburg, Austria.[6]

Among her mentors are Professor Fides Asensio, Professor Liselotte Egger, Dr. Antonio Hila, Professor Ramos, Miss Lilia Reyes, Professor Yasuko Suzuki, Maestra Torralba and Professor Eleanor Weill.[6]

Career

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Ferrer is a faculty at the College of Music at the University of the Philippines and was an assistant instructor at Oberlin in Italy during 2016 and 2017. She is a soprano, a theater actress and a musical director.[7][2]

Ferrer and her mentor Dr. Antonio Calleja Hila

Performances

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Ferrer, Walang Sugat 2024 music director

She has been a member of the University of the Philippines Concert Chorus and its soloist during its World Concert and Competition Tour in Asia, America, Canada and Europe. She has performed with the Budapest Opera Orchestra, Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, Manila Symphony Orchestra, Angono Symphonic Band and Kontemporaryong Gamelan Pilipino (KONTRA-GAPI). She has performed as Mimi in the La Boheme, Violetta in La Traviata, Lakme in Lakme, Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, Anastacia in Mayo, the title role in Phaedra, La Loba in La Loba Negra, Ghost of Cherry in Sakurahime, Mother in Hansel and Gretel, Christine in Phantom of the Opera, Euridice in Orpheus and Euridice of Gluck and soloist in the "Magnificat" of Bach. She has played parts in the La Voix Humane, Miss Havisham's Wedding Night, Bisperas ng Liwanag and Lunop han Dughan-Pangandoy ni Yolanda."[6][8][9][10]

Some of the productions where Ferrer has been the director include Viva La Diva: A Special Tribute to Maestra Fides, Andres Bonifacio: Ang Dakilang Anakpawis, Rusalka, Xerxes e Romilda, Mayo… Bisperas ng Liwanag,[11]and Walang Sugat[12][13][14][15][1]

Accolades

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Ferrer has been awarded the Aliw Awards Best Classical Performer during 2004 and 2006 as well as the Aliw Awards Hall of Fame in the category Female Classical in 2008.[6][16] She has received the University of the Philippines Artist I from 2013 to 2016, Professional Chair in 2014 and has been recognized as "One of UP's most Productive Artists" in 2016 as well as included in the Cultural Center of the Philippines Encyclopedia of the Arts.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Xerxes e Romilda". UPDate Diliman. University of the Philippines Diliman Information Office. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Opera "Xerxes E Romilda" to Premiere in October". TheaterFansManila.com. Theater Fans Manila. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Alegria Ferrer". Discogs. Discogs. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Aliw Awards 2018 winners revealed". Manila Bulletin. Manila Bulletin. 19 December 2018. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  5. ^ "CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art". Cultural Center of the Philippines. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d "Alegria Ferrer". University of the Philippines Diliman. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Voice, Music Theater, and Dance Department". University of the Philippines College of Music. University of the Philippines College of Music. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Alumni". UP Concert Chorus. UP Concert Chorus. 20 August 2017. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  9. ^ Stockinger, Johann (12 June 1998). "University of the Philippines College of Arts and Letters Kontemporaryong Gamelan Pilipino (KONTRA-GAPI)". Austrian-Philippine Website. Asian/Pacific Studies & Information Service. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  10. ^ Sugbo, Victor N. (27 November 2019). "La Alegre and the Waray zarzuela Lunop Han Dughan". BusinessWorld. Manila. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  11. ^ Bailen, Agnes (June 10, 2024). "Ferrer, class stage musical at Paco Park". University of the Philippines Diliman. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  12. ^ "Iconic 'Walang Sugat' zarzuela takes the stage at UP on Nov. 28-29". University of the Philippines Diliman. November 22, 2024. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  13. ^ "Fides Cuyugan-Asensio marks five decades with UP". UPDate Diliman. University of the Philippines Diliman Information Office. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  14. ^ Tariman, Pablo A. (1 September 2013). "UP Abelardo Hall marks 50th anniversary". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  15. ^ "Philippine folklore takes center stage in UP rendition of Rusalka, a lyric fairy tale opera". Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs University of the Philippines. University of the Philippines Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs. 29 May 2015. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  16. ^ "Ogie Alcasid named Entertainer of the Year during 21st Aliw Awards". PEP. Philippine Entertainment Portal Inc. 12 November 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
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