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Farinelli
Farinelli

Farinelli

Where does the power of his voice end?

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The life and career of Italian opera singer Farinelli, considered one of the greatest castrato singers of all time.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

111 mins

Rating

6.6/10

Release Date

01 December 1994

Country

Belgium

Cast

Stefano Dionisi

Stefano Dionisi

Carlo Broschi (Farinelli)

Enrico Lo Verso

Enrico Lo Verso

Riccardo Broschi

Elsa Zylberstein

Elsa Zylberstein

Alexandra

Jeroen Krabbé

Jeroen Krabbé

George Frideric Handel

Caroline Cellier

Caroline Cellier

Margareth Hunter

Marianne Basler

Marianne Basler

Countess Mauer

Jacques Boudet

Jacques Boudet

Felipe V

Graham Valentine

Graham Valentine

Prince of Wales

Pier Paolo Capponi

Pier Paolo Capponi

Broschi

Renaud du Peloux de Saint Romain

Renaud du Peloux de Saint Romain

Benedict Hunter

Delphine Zentout

Delphine Zentout

Young admirer

Omero Antonutti

Omero Antonutti

Nicola Porpora

Richard Reeves

Richard Reeves

Jonathan Fox

Jonathan Fox

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