Where does the power of his voice end?

66% rating 1994 1h 51m

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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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Farinelli

About Farinelli

Director
Gérard Corbiau
Cast
Stefano Dionisi, Enrico Lo Verso, Elsa Zylberstein, Jeroen Krabbé, Caroline Cellier, Marianne Basler, Jacques Boudet, Graham Valentine
Writers
Marcel Beaulieu
Genres
Drama, History, Music
Release date
01/12/1994
Original language
FR
Country
BE, FR, IT
Tags
sibling relationship, biography, opera, dresden, germany, opera singer, eunuch