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Lea Salonga performs at Boston Symphony Hall: ‘Massive dream come true’

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Peter Andrew Acierto

<p>Veteran singer-actress Lea Salonga checked off another item from her bucket list as she got to perform at the Boston Symphony Hall earlier this week. She recalled on her Instagram post how surreal the moment was for her as it was one of her dreams to perform at the historic concert hall.</p><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media" id="instagram-embed-16" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DDtQzFAurmK/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A16%2C%22os%22%3A25204673.400000002%2C%22ls%22%3A343969.2%2C%22le%22%3A344458.10000000003%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="0" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-16" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px;min-width:326px;padding:0px;position:absolute"></iframe><blockquote class=" instagram-media-registered" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/DDtQzFAurmK/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" id="instagram-media-payload-16" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:16px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DDtQzFAurmK/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%" target="_blank"><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:40px;margin-right:14px;width:40px"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:100px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:60px"><br/></div></div></div><div style="padding:19% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:block;height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px"><br/></div><div style="padding-top:8px"><div style="color:#3897f0;line-height:18px">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding:12.5% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;margin-bottom:14px;align-items:center"><div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(0px) translateY(7px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;height:12.5px;transform:rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px);width:12.5px;flex-grow:0;margin-right:14px;margin-left:2px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(9px) translateY(-18px)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:8px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:20px;width:20px"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:2px solid transparent;border-left:6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;transform:translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:auto"><div style="width:0px;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(16px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;flex-grow:0;height:12px;width:16px;transform:translateY(-4px)"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(-4px) translateX(8px)"><br/></div></div></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:24px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:224px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:144px"><br/></div></div></a><div style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DDtQzFAurmK/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Lea Salonga (@msleasalonga)</a></div></div></blockquote><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Lea performed alongside the Boston Pop Orchestra, an American orchestra which specializes in light classical and popular music.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/2024/9/30/lea-salonga-reveals-what-she-manifested-40-years-ago-1831"><strong>READ: Lea Salonga reveals what she manifested 40 years ago: “This is a little unbelievable!”<br/></strong></a></div><p>“Major bucket list item, checked,” she shared.</p><p>The Filipina singer-actress shared glimpses of the behind the scenes prior to her performance. In one photo, she was seen lying on the floor which seemed to be after her performance in front of the huge crowd.</p><p>“I got to sing at Symphony Hall with the Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Maestro Keith Lockhart,” she added.</p><p>Lea recalled how excited she was to step foot onto the historic stage as she revealed how much she wanted to work with the conductor as well.</p><p>“All day my being was buzzing, steeped in the excitement of the show and how long I’ve been wanting to sing on this stage with this (as @gerardsalonga reminded me) historically important orchestra with this conductor… and it finally happened,” she wrote.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/2024/9/20/lea-salonga-dolly-de-leon-rehearse-in-new-york-for-upcoming-play-1045"><strong>READ: Lea Salonga, Dolly de Leon rehearse in New York for upcoming play<br/></strong></a></div><p>For Lea, this was a “massive dream come true” for her and she is grateful for the opportunity given to her by the Boston Pops Orchestra.</p><p>“To everyone from the Boston Pops, thank you for making this massive dream come true,” she ended.</p><p>Fans of the singer applauded her in the comment section for a job well done and expressed how her dreams are still coming true despite her decades-long career.</p><p>“That diva on the floor photo is amazing! Congratulations,” a fan wrote.</p><p>“That is just so fabulous! Congratulations, Lea,” another fan added.</p><p>2024 has been a busy year for Lea as she also headlined for <em>Request sa Radyo</em> earlier this year alongside Dolly de Leon. </p>

<p>Lea Salonga gets to fulfill one of her dreams: performing at the Boston Symphony Hall.</p>

Lea Salonga gets to fulfill one of her dreams: performing at the Boston Symphony Hall.

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Lea Salonga performs at Boston Symphony Hall: ‘Massive dream come true’

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Published December 19, 2024 04:09 PM PHT

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