Castrats, la voix des anges - 2/6
BackCastrats, la voix des anges, a film by Stéphane Ghez (2006) SECOND PART Patrick Barbier in Naples, "the city of the castrati": 0:17 Spaccanapoli, the long street that splits the historic center of the city; 2:20 the palace of castrato Caffarelli; 4:17 the Conservatorio dei Poveri di Gesù Cristo, where Durante, Porpora and Pergolesi studied, as well as many castrati; 5:27 in a barbershop, where he explains how the castration was practiced, and its variable consequences. ___ With excerpts from the following recordings: 0:00 Nicola Porpora: "Dall'amor più sventurato", from the opera Orfeo, by Vivica Genaux, Akademie für Alte Musik, conducted by René Jacobs (2002 - Harmonia Mundi). 1:38 and 2:08 Antonio Vivaldi: "Ah ch'infelice sempre" from the cantata Cessate, omai cessate, by Robert Expert, Ensemble Arianna, conducted by Marie-Paule Nounou (2003 - Arion). 7:56 Georg Friedrich Händel: "Lascia la spina, cogli la rosa" from the oratorio Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno, by Cecilia Bartoli, Les Musiciens du Louvre, conducted by Marc Minkowski (2004-2005, Decca). ___ Upon the director's request, I have removed parts 4 to 6. You can rent or buy the complete documentary here: http://www.vodeo.tv/18-44-3020-castrats-la-voix-des-anges.html M.D.
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