Lara Maigue and Gian Magdangal for "The Greatest Duets goes BROADWAY"

Gian Magdangal and Lara Maigue have been certainly turning heads with their various covers on YouTube. My personal favorite is their version of "Last Night of the World" from popular musical Miss Saigon (which will be staged in Manila soon btw). Before they turned into lovers, they've been good friends and just went over that line with good intentions.

Lara is a very talented classical singer (a Soprano) educated from UP College of Music, and has gone in different places across the globe to promote Filipino talent and music. Gian on the other hand has been seen in the musical theater arena, always takes lead roles for obvious reasons. Both are actors, performers in live and on television shows too.  On November 10, they'll be performing at the Teatrino Promenade in Greenhills, San Juan City. They properly call the show "The Greatest Duets goes BROADWAY" which is produced by GL Productions (their own production company). The premise is to take you to best Broadway musicals through the songs they personally hand picked to do duets with. I wouldn't want to pre-empt, but as far as skills go, these two are practically the most equipped to do that on stage and this intimate venue. As Gian states in previous interviews, one reason he got hooked with Lara is her natural ability to mesmerize anyone who would hear her sing. He on the other hand has exceptional singing and acting prowess, which he puts to good use.

According to Lara "It's the first time we are working on something together and it is a way to showcase our love for Broadway. My dream used to be with a full orchestra in Carnegie Hall, while he wanted to do it in The Sphere in Las Vegas. The new generation should know how relevant music is now. The magic of collaborating, we love seeing that. We are fans of Broadway musicals, it was a natural idea to come up with and we want people to enjoy it with us."

Gian adds "The first challenge is to do both hats as producer and performer. The team, the business, it's just the start and we plan to do something big next year. We want to make work happen, a lot of give and take, it's a part of learning together. "

"Our goal is to package this as two individuals doing shows, and perhaps, just showcase all duets. There are going to be few solos but it's seamlessly going to be a duet too so you are not going to be umay from it."

Tickets are sold at Teatrino Promenade via 09175130909 or GL Productions via 09663890156 or Ticketworld.com.ph. Go get them now as I'm sure it'll run out fast!

Jade Riccio Signs with Star Music

Aliw Awards just bestowed her Best Classical Performer and now she signs up with Star Music, the country’s biggest recording company. She’s Jade Riccio, winner of National Music Competition for Young Artists. She’s well known for doing an Evanescence piece (Bring Me To Life) which she interpreted with her distinct soprano voice. She had us blown away during the press conference this afternoon. 

She's half Italian but have also joined competitions here and around the country. She finished her studies at UST Conservatory of Music and mind you, a cumlaude. She is launching her single this Friday on Spotify and other digital stores so make sure you download it off those channels.

 Jade says "Classical music is not boring, it is hard to stay in that field is concerned which is why people do crossovers. I will have to do more work so we get more opportunities to peoole who work in classical music, to make it relatable."

She’s done several Opera productions in CCP, in Singapore, even in the US, Germany, Italy and other European countries. She will be launching her own album under the same label and slowly fulfilling her dreams. Follow Star Music channels for more updates about her. 

She's good.

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