A stage where you can hear the aria "Lascia ch'io pianga," famous as the aria sung by the protagonist in the movie 'Farinelli,' will be prepared. The Seoul Arts Center will present a special concert ...

On her new album, the restless Italian opera star sings virtuoso music composed for Farinelli, the greatest of the baroque castratos. Powerful Lungs And Long-Spun Lines: Cecilia Bartoli Conjures ...

Who thought that George Frideric Handel would ever get a jukebox musical on Broadway? Nine arias from seven of the composer’s early 18-century operas are featured in Claire van Kampen’s new play, ...

One night in London in 1734, two opera stars ended up on the same stage. Senesino played the part of an angry tyrant, Farinelli a hero in chains. The two were bitter rivals, but, so the story goes, ...

NEW YORK >> “Farinelli and the King,” one of the most anticipated plays of the Broadway season, opened Sunday evening. Indeed, a sign of its popularity is that even before it opened scalpers were ...

There will be no matinee performance on Christmas Eve., December 24 or closing night, March 25. The performances on December 21 and 28 will start at a later time. Claire van Kampen’s new play ...

Long before he became a major international stage actor with three Tony Awards under his belt, Mark Rylance used to run Shakespeare’s Globe. No surprise that he should be keen to try out its new ...

Le Roi S'Amuse: Mark Rylance finds both despair and comedy in his turn as the ailing King Philip V The story goes that King Philip V of Spain, suffering from severe mental and emotional instabilities, ...

Farinelli was perhaps the biggest and brightest star of his or any other time, and so it’s only right that at the ripe old age of 312 he has finally made it to Broadway. He’s been dead for 235 of ...

Cecilia Bartoli isn't your average opera star. She doesn't sing many of the popular 19th century operas. Instead, she prefers to explore the dusty, little-known corners of the 18th century. Bartoli's ...

The Oscar winner delivers a tour de force performance as King Philippe V of Spain, whose sanity hangs on the voice of the castrato Farinelli. With his courtiers plotting to depose the mad king of ...