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FARINELLI - Il Castrato
Directed by Gérard Corbiau
Farinelli (24 January 1705 -16 September 1782 (?)), was the stage name of
Carlo Maria Michelangelo Nicola Broschi, celebrated Italian castrato singer
of the 18th century and one of the greatest singers in the history of opera.
Farinelli is a 1994 biographical film about the life and career of the Italian opera singer Farinelli, considered one of the greatest castrato singers of all time. It stars Stefano Dionisi as Farinelli and was directed by the Belgian director Gérard Corbiau.
Although Dionisi provided the speaking voice, Farinelli's singing voice was provided by a soprano, Ewa Malas-Godlewska and a countertenor, Derek Lee Ragin, who were recorded separately then digitally merged to recreate the sound of a castrato.
Although based on real life events, dramatic license was taken. For example, Farinelli's brother is given much importance and Porpora is de-emphasized, while the movie offers a different explanation for how Carlo Broschi came to take the stage name Farinelli. George Frideric Handel, played by Jeroen Krabbé, is made out to be somewhat of a villain, but this is based on the competition between the theater at which Handel's music was played and the theater at which Farinelli sang.
Its musical director was the French harpsichordist and conductor Christophe Rousset. The musical recording was made at the concert hall, the Arsenal in Metz, with the orchestra Les Talens Lyriques.
Written by Marcel Beaulieu
Andrée Corbiau
Gérard Corbiau
Starring
Stefano Dionisi
Enrico Lo Verso
Elsa Zylberstein
Cinematography
Walther van den Ende
Editing by
Joëlle Hache
Distributed by
Sony Pictures Classics (Region 1 DVD)
Release date(s)
7 December 1994 (France)
16 March 1995 (Italy)
Running time 111 minutes
Country Italy
Belgium
France
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farinelli
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____________ *Please click on 'cc' to enable the english subtitles. you can also choose the colors and sizes. enjoy :) FARINELLI - Il Castrato Directed by Gérard Corbiau Farinelli (24 January 1705 -16 September 1782 (?)), was the stage name of Carlo Maria Michelangelo Nicola Broschi, celebrated Italian castrato singer of the 18th century and one of the greatest singers in the history of opera. Farinelli is a 1994 biographical film about the life and career of the Italian opera singer Farinelli, considered one of the greatest castrato singers of all time. It stars Stefano Dionisi as Farinelli and was directed by the Belgian director Gérard Corbiau. Although Dionisi provided the speaking voice, Farinelli's singing voice was provided by a soprano, Ewa Malas-Godlewska and a countertenor, Derek Lee Ragin, who were recorded separately then digitally merged to recreate the sound of a castrato. Although based on real life events, dramatic license was taken. For example, Farinelli's brother is given much importance and Porpora is de-emphasized, while the movie offers a different explanation for how Carlo Broschi came to take the stage name Farinelli. George Frideric Handel, played by Jeroen Krabbé, is made out to be somewhat of a villain, but this is based on the competition between the theater at which Handel's music was played and the theater at which Farinelli sang. Its musical director was the French harpsichordist and conductor Christophe Rousset. The musical recording was made at the concert hall, the Arsenal in Metz, with the orchestra Les Talens Lyriques. Written by Marcel Beaulieu Andrée Corbiau Gérard Corbiau Starring Stefano Dionisi Enrico Lo Verso Elsa Zylberstein Cinematography Walther van den Ende Editing by Joëlle Hache Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics (Region 1 DVD) Release date(s) 7 December 1994 (France) 16 March 1995 (Italy) Running time 111 minutes Country Italy Belgium France http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farinelli ____________________________