Raymond Lauchengco & Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo: Sibling Revelry
*Tickets at Php 3,300 (inclusive of dinner).** For free delivery within
Metro **Manila**, please contact (0939) 128-6569. Also available at
TicketWorld 891-9999.*
*Dinner menu by Chef Him Uy de Baron: *
*Fresh foccacia bread with fresh pomodoro and olive tapenade*
*Duck meat parcel with arugula and mixed green salad in raspberry dressing*
*Slow-roasted tomato soup with basil oil*
*Six-hour braised short ribs with lemon gremolata and truffle mash*
*Le Kitkat with strawberry sauce*
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*Lauchengco siblings in a rare Valentine show at the Rockwell Tent*
Premiere balladeer Raymond Lauchengco and first lady of Philippine musical
theater Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo perform in a back-to-back concert for the
very first time this Valentine’s Day.
‘Sibling Revelry’, a dinner-concert to be held at the Rockwell Tent on
February 14, brings together two of the country’s most talented musical
siblings in a rare evening filled with big band standards, soulful ballads,
and the most loved songs from Broadway and the West End.
‘It’s going to be a fun, musical evening performing with my sister,’ says
Raymond. ‘It’s not often that we get to share the stage…and to think she
was my first-ever singing partner!’
Menchu continues, ‘Growing up, we spent a lot of time singing together, in
front of family and friends…it’s been a while since we’ve been able to do
that. It’s always been fun to do that. I think the last time we shared a
stage before a concert audience was in the 80s, when we were both New
Generation artists.’
Suffice it to say that the siblings have indeed come a long way. Since
appearing as Louis when he was twelve years old in the Repertory
Philippines’ staging of ‘The King and I’, Raymond pursued a singing career,
recording a total of eight albums (the latest of which is ‘Full Circle’, his
big band album) and performing in concerts around the country and the
world. Meanwhile, Menchu proceeded to conquer the stage with one memorable
performance after another in dozens of musicals, including the role of
Ellen, the wife of American soldier Chris, in the Manila staging of ‘Miss
Saigon’. Her recent portrayal of Mrs. Lovett in ‘Sweeney Todd’ is
considered among her finest performances.
Raymond and Menchu will be accompanied by an eight-piece band comprising of
two keyboardists, one bassist, one drummer, two trumpeteers, one trombonist,
and one saxophonist under the musical direction of Jun Austria.
Prior to the concert, a four-course, sit-down dinner with a menu designed
and prepared by Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef Him Uy de Baron of Chef Cuisine
will be served to guests.
‘To be able to sing the songs that we love, the songs we grew up with, is a
real treat for us,’ Raymond says.
Adds Menchu, ‘And we hope that when we do sing those songs, the audience
will see why we fell in love with them, making the concert a treat for them
as well.’
Unforgettable voices, beautiful music, unmatched elegance, sophisticated
charm, quick wit and a dash of humor are the elements that make ‘Sibling
Revelry’ the show to watch this Valentine season. With music from Sinatra
to Streisand, from the Carpenters to the Osmonds, from Broadway to the West
End, the Lauchengcos are sure to make February 14 a night to remember.
*Sibling Revelry will be held on **February 14, 2010** at the Rockwell
Tent. Dinner will be served from **6:30** to **7:45 p.m.** The show
promptly begins at 8. *
*Sibling Revelry is presented by Chevrolet and is also made possible by the
Philippine Daily Inquirer, BusinessWorld, 105.1 Crossover, Yellow Door
Gallery, Empire Macarons, Chef Cuisine, Terra Wellness Spa, Pink Wheels Car
Insurance for Women, and Team Big Wave.*
