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Farinelli is a 1994 biopic film about the life and career of Italian opera singer Farinelli, considered one of the greatest castrato singers of all time. It stars Stefano Dionisi as Farinelli and was directed by 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, some dramatic license is 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.

The film was directed by Belgian Gérard Corbiau. Its musical director was the French harpsichordist and conductor Christophe Rousset. The musical recording was made at the concert hall "L'Arsenal" in Metz, with the orchestra Les Talens Lyriques.

It is rated R by the MPAA for depictions of adult themes and sexuality. It is available on Region 1 DVDs with a spoken track in French and Italian with a little English, and subtitles available in English and Spanish.

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[95eriksp]

0:37  The.. Retard! haha!

[TheMathias456]

What is the name of the song ?

[LordMagros]

@Anzugurl the actor is not the real castrato, and the castrati themselves had balls, because the music castration was a vasectomy but in a child, greetings

[LordMagros]

@monkeychop3 in the movie sing a female soprano and a countertenor, but in this case the only one who sings is the countertenor

[LordMagros]

@horses4everwild no, he is not a castrato, is only the role of the movie, and the Singer (Derek Lee Ragin) is not a Castrato is a countertenor

[LordMagros]

@TheMathias456 Cara Sposa from Handel's Rinaldo

[lpgurlnj]

The fuck is up with the makeup on this freak? Sheesh!

[lpgurlnj]

Castratos scare me. They're not men because they are mutilated. They might as well be eunuchs. I can't believe such a practice was allowed back then. Smh

[MegatronElectro]

1:40 gay retard

[catnip503]

He's so pretty. ^-^

[CharlieDraper]

Forget the digital engineering. They obviously should have got Philippe Jaroussky to sing on this...

[XxShadowvalkyriexX]

@Anzugurl Haha ja... no man hood. Castrato. :(