Are the excesses of the colonial-minded Doña Victorinas & the hypocrisies of Padre Damaso still plaguing our Philippine society in this 21st century? Are the power elite of our society the true saviors of the country or have they become as morally corrupt or intellectually bankrupt as many of the Spanish colonizers of the past?

The image below of Noli Me Tangera opera performers in USA sourced from www.abs-cbnnews.com




Let me share my latest "Philippine Star" newspaper column today in the Lifestyle section's Sunday Life, it's on the September 2014 staging of the Noli Me Tangere opera in Resorts World Manila in the Philippines.

This opera is based on the controversial and "subversive" 19th century "Noli Me Tangere" novel by the national hero Dr. Jose Rizal.

People say Rizal was inspired by other Western literary works and that the main protagonist Crisostomo Ibarra was actually himself, the Europe-educated idealist?

The New York City staging of the Noli opera received a mixed review from the "New York Times" last year, will it fare better qualitatively in the Philippines this year and will it be popular with the local audience?

Read my Philippine Star column below and share to others, or tell me your feedback? Best wishes!

Click the link before to read:

http://www.philstar.com/sunday-life/2014/03/09/1298579/are-excesses-dona-victorinas-and-hypocrisies-padre-damaso-still


Image below of the Noli Me Tangere opera in New York City sourced from www.broadway.com