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Lea Salonga takes centerstage on Great Performances

  • Fred Vigeant
Lea Salonga with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

Known for her powerhouse vocals and perfect pitch, Lea will wow audiences once again with Broadway hits and movie greats, including songs from Les MisÈrables, Miss Saigon, Aladdin and The Greatest Showman. Her vocal flair will be matched by the best band in town, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Gerard Salonga.

Lea ñ the voice behind Disney Princesses Jasmine and Mulan ñ celebrated her 40th Anniversary in the entertainment industry in 2018 with a special concert in her native Manila, Philippines. More recently, Lea has performed in the Broadway revival of Once on This Island which won the TonyÆ Award for Best Revival of a Musical. 

Photo by Robert Catto, on Saturday 16 November, 2019. Please credit & tag the photographer when images are used - @robertcatto on Instagram & Twitter, @robertcattophotographer on Facebook.

 Lea Salonga with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Lea Salonga with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Known for her powerhouse vocals and perfect pitch, Lea will wow audiences once again with Broadway hits and movie greats, including songs from Les MisÈrables, Miss Saigon, Aladdin and The Greatest Showman. Her vocal flair will be matched by the best band in town, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Gerard Salonga. Lea ñ the voice behind Disney Princesses Jasmine and Mulan ñ celebrated her 40th Anniversary in the entertainment industry in 2018 with a special concert in her native Manila, Philippines. More recently, Lea has performed in the Broadway revival of Once on This Island which won the TonyÆ Award for Best Revival of a Musical. Photo by Robert Catto, on Saturday 16 November, 2019. Please credit & tag the photographer when images are used - @robertcatto on Instagram & Twitter, @robertcattophotographer on Facebook.

Great Performances shines a spotlight on Tony Award winner Lea Salonga with the world premiere of Lea Salonga in Concert premiering Friday, November 27 at 9:00pm on WITF.

Captured in peak performance from the Sydney Opera House with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Salonga performs the beloved songs she made famous throughout her Broadway career as well as her signature songs from the animated movie blockbusters, “Aladdin” and “Mulan.”

Renowned worldwide for her powerhouse voice and perfect pitch, Salonga entered the Broadway musical scene with her 1991 Tony-winning performance as Kim in “Miss Saigon” and most recently starred in the Tony-winning 2017 revival of “Once on This Island.” She was the first Asian cast member to play Eponine in the musical “Les Misérables” on Broadway and later returned to the beloved show as Fantine in the 2006 revival.

Notable Talent:

  • Lea Salonga, Tony-winning singer
  • Gerard Salonga, conductor, music director of Manila’s ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra, former assistant conductor of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
  • David Horn, Executive Producer of Great Performance

Song List:

  • “Feeling Good”
  • “Reflection” (from “Mulan”)
  • “Human Heart” (from “Once On This Island”)
  • Medley: “Will He Like Me?”/ “Vanilla Ice Cream”/ “Till There Was You” (from “She Loves Me” and “The Music Man”)
  • “Journey to the Past” (from “Anastasia”)
  • “Why, God, Why?” (from “Miss Saigon”)
  • “Meadowlark” (from “The Baker’s Wife”)
  • “A Whole New World” (from “Aladdin”)
  • “On My Own” (from “Les Misérables”)
  • “This Is Me” (from “The Greatest Showman”)

 

Watch Great Performances Friday November 27 at 9:00pm on WITF.

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