Harana or Serenade is a traditional way of courting a woman. The man, at times armed with a guitar, tries to win the affection of the woman by singing underneath her window at night.
Philippine Opera Company is restaging a show named after this traditional way of courtship, "Harana, A Cultural Journey". The audience will be serenaded with Filipino classics by the country's top musical artists such as Ana Feleo, Deeda Barretto, Florence Aguilar, Karla Gutierrez, Miguel Castro, Lawrence Jatayna, Noel Rayos, Sherwin Sozon, and Juan Alberto Gaerlan. It is, by the way, a showcase of indigenous, pre-colonial, colonial and contemporary music.
I am now itching to ask my husband if he wants to watch this show with me. He is, by the way, an American and he might be a little reluctant since he only understands little of our language. He is very interested though with the history of our colonial past. I'm sure he will enjoy watching Filipino creativity through the spectacle of music, choreography and elaborate costumes. :)
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