‘VIVA LA IRMA’ PAYS TRIBUTE TO A MAESTRA WHO SHAPED GENERATIONS OF ARTISTS

Irma Ponce-Enrile Potenciano is one of the most notable figures in the field of Philippine music.

- sounds familiar BABY A. GIL

Maestra Irma Ponce-Enrile Potenciano is an opera singer, teacher and philanthropist, who helped shape the lives and artistry of many students and audiences during the past 70 years.

An opera singer, teacher and philanthropist, she helped shape the lives and artistry of many students and audiences during the past 70 years.

Maestra Irma, beautiful and imposing, did such as a performer. She starred in operas, zarzuelas and other works for the stage here and abroad. Some of these are "Carmen,""Tosca," "Turandot," "Aida" and "La Boheme."

She even recorded an album of Filipino classics, "Iniibig Kita," with the London Symphony Orchestra. She founded the Vocal Ensemble of the Philippines which excelled in Filipino songs and which toured the world as cultural ambassadors.