Farinelli: Film with live music

Tue, Dec 15, 2026 at 7:30pm

About this event

A visual and vocal fireworks display:
Farinelli by Gérard Corbiau recounts the highly colourful life of the eponymous castrato, between artistic triumphs and personal turmoil. Upon its release in 1994, the film featured a studio reconstruction of the singer’s voice; here, however, it will benefit from the talent of mezzo-soprano Vivica Genaux, a recognised specialist in the repertoire dedicated to these extraordinary performers.
Coproduction Philharmonie in collaboration with Cinémathèque de la Ville de Luxembourg

The music: Film: Farinelli; Gérard Corbiau: réalisation, scénario; Andrée Corbiau, Marcel Beaulieu: scénario; Johann Sebastian Bach, Riccardo Broschi, Georg Friedrich Händel, Jean-Baptiste Lully, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Nicola Porpora, Henry Purcell, Antonio Salieri: musique
The artists: Casa da Música Baroque Orchestra; Thomas Geerts (conductor); Huw Daniel (violin, artistic direction); Vivica Genaux (mezzo soprano)

Summary

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A screening of the 1994 film Farinelli by Gérard Corbiau is presented with a live musical accompaniment, transforming the cinema into a concert experience. Mezzo-soprano Vivica Genaux, a specialist in castrato repertoire, performs the vocal fireworks alongside the Casa da Música Baroque Orchestra under conductor Thomas Geerts, with Huw Daniel handling violin and artistic direction. The score draws on Baroque masters such as Bach, Handel, Pergolesi, Porpora, Purcell, Lully, Salieri and Riccardo Broschi. Running without a break in the Grand Auditorium, this co-production with the Cinémathèque de