by Andrée Corbiau · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782742703753
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«Farinelli, il castrato» is the novel by Andrée Corbiau published by Actes Sud in paperback, with 182 pages in French.
The novel, inspired by the screenplay of Gérard Corbiau's film, recreates the life of Farinelli, the famous castrato of the eighteenth century. Set in baroque opera, it shows the rivalry between two artists, the power of the voice and the sacrifice that musical perfection demands.
First edition published in 1994; the text is based on the original screenplay by Andrée and Gérard Corbiau, with screen adaptation by Marcel Beaulieu.
For those who enjoy fictionalized lives of historical figures from the world of music.
