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By loQal.ph
SAN JUAN, METRO MANILA – Two Music Museum scholars – EO Matawaran, 12 and Tintin De Leon, 11 – will play the lead roles Simba and Nala in the “Lion King Musical — Children Edition” in Singapore.
The two kids are products of the collaborative program between the Music Museum Group and the Music School of Ryan Cayabyab. Called “Musmusikwela”, the program was launched in 2008, coinciding with Music Museum’s 20th anniversary, and aims discover and develop young Filipino kids’ musical talents.
“We felt that cultivating their innate skills in singing and performing through a music grant under the music master, Ryan Cayabyab, would be a lasting legacy to Filipino music. It would help ensure the continuity of Filipino musical talents in the future,” said Precy Florentino, Music Museum Group president.
EO and Tintin were two of 11 youngsters who underwent a full course, 10-month music scholarship at Maestro Ryan Cayabyab’s school from June 2009 to March 2010.
The group, which underwent lessons in voice, movement and stage projection, had their recital at Teatrino last March.
“The progression from raw vocal talent to disciplined performing artists is very evident in the Musmusikwela kids. They have also acquired a great amount of self confidence,” Cayabyab said.
“If I had not taken the program, I probably would not have had the confidence I had during the auditions,” said Matawaran.
“Knowing different vocal and proper breathing techniques, the use of chest and head tone that I learned from the program gained me three-stars in the voice quality evaluation – the highest score that the judges gave among all those who auditioned,” said De Leon.
Liza Camus, production manager for the auditions, hailed the performance of EO and Tintin and other Musmusikwela kids who tried out for the parts.
“You have really good kids, almost all of the Musmusikwela scholars got called back. And the two who made it also came from Musmusikwela,” Camus told Cayabyab.
Base Entertainment (New York, Las Vegas, Houston) – the company behind “The Lion King” musical held auditions in Manila in early October.
EO and Tintin will join four other successful applicants for the roles of young cubs Simba and Nala and will star alongside a huge singing-acting-dancing cast who hail from eight countries and five continents, including “The Lion King” alums from the West End and Paris productions.
The Lion King – Children Edition will roar in Singapore as the opening presentation of the new state-of-the-art theatre at Marina Bay Sands on March 3, 2011.
(Photos courtesy of Larc and Asset PR)
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