Paglipas ng Dilim

A scene from the original 1920 version of the Philippine zarzuela, Paglipas ng Dilim

Paglipas ng Dilim ("After the Darkness") is a 1920 zarzuela – a Spanish lyric-dramatic genre – written in the Tagalog-language by Filipino playwright and novelist Precioso Palma. A three-act play, the music for the original version of Paglipas ng Dilim was composed by Filipino musician Leon Ignacio.[1]

  1. ^ Fernández, Doreen (1996). Palabas: Essays on Philippine Theater History. Ateneo University Press. ISBN 9789715501880. Retrieved 25 June 2011., Quote: “1920 Precioso Palma, Paglipas ng Dilim, Tagalog sarswela in three acts.”