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October 2015
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Photos by Rene Durian
Asia's diva Dulce performs a duet with son David Ezra.
Timeless Dulce
PINOY MIXX
By Rene Orobia Durian
Watching two of the most talented local
performers Dulce and Dingdong Avanzado
in separate concerts is like taking a respite
from the humdrum of being exposed to
the pollution discharged by radio and
television.
Dulce after over three decades in
the entertainment business has finally
done a concert. In spite of numerous
gigs and singing engagements both local
and international, Dulce, one of the most
sought after performers, seldom does a
solo concert.
She is dubbed as Asia’s diva, a fitting
title to someone who has reaped numerous
international awards for the Philippines
in singing contests. Her recent two-day
concert, which I both watched, was held
at the Music Museum in Greenhills, San
Juan entitled “Timeless Diva”. It was a
sold out performance with guests Regine
Velasquez-Alcasid, Ayen Munji-Laurel and
her absolutely talented son, David Ezra.
Dulce’s powerful voice gave verve to the
undying songs of legendary female singers
like: Barbara Streisand, Whitney Houston,
Celine Dion and Jennifer Holiday among
others. Her rendition of “I am Changing”
as an opening number instantly left the
audience in awe. As she went on dishing
out heartwarming Original Pilipino Music
like: “Iisa Pa Lamang"; Basang Basa sa
Ulan”; and "Sino ang Baliw”, the audience
could not restrain themselves in shouting
brava after each song.
As Dulce introduced her son to do
a counterpoint duet of “Kahit Na” and
“Ikaw ang Lahat sa Akin” with her, the
audience were not surprised at how David
Ezra confidently, like his mom, instantly
conquered them.
Truly his mom’s son, David wowed the
adoring audience with his interpretation of
the aria “Nessun Dorma” from the opera
Turandot. It was unquestionably an easy
task for him because he finished a degree
in classical voice at the University of Santo
Tomas.
The show was further pushed to new
heights as Dulce and Regine Velasquez did
a duet of “Narito Ako”, an OPM hit during
the Metro Pop era. When Regine did her
version of “Love Story (Where do I Begin)”,
the audience could not help but to clamor
for more. I personally think that Regine has
become deeply spiritual in rendering the
song. I never realized also that the song is
inherently divine.
Regine guested on the first day of the
concert while Ayen Munji-Laurel guested
on the second day. The latter gave a
distinctive interpretation of “What I did
for Love”, a song from the long running
Broadway musical, “A Chorus Line”.
Ayen’s duet with Dulce was a song from
the Original Pilipino Musical Katy entitled
“Minsan ang Minahal ay Ako”, also elicited
a thunderous applause from the audience.
The song, which has become the
anthem of every Filipino performer, paints
in musical canvass the thankless job of
being an entertainer. The baring of one’s
soul and the total giving of one’s self in
every perform