The Filipino American tenor Arthur Espiritu, described as “a rare spinto-tenor in the tradition of Pavarotti,” will perform in a one-night-only concert on April 2 at the MiraNila Heritage House & Library in Quezon City. Presented by MiraNila in partnership with Leon Gallery and Gallery MiraNila of The Blue Leaf with support from the Bizu...
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The heritage house, the choreographer, and the ballet
Archivist Purissima “Petty” Benitez-Johannot and her team have been looking after Helena’s house, cataloguing its contents since 2018. The house on Mariposa, Qùezon City, is MiraNila, ancestral home of the Benitez family; Helena is Helena Z. Benitez—educator, former senator, and founder of the Bayanihan Philippine Dance Company of the Philippine Women’s University (PWU). Helena was...