Farinelli - Venti turbini - Lascia ch'io pianga

"Farinelli" (1994)
Director: Gérard Corbiau
Awards:
Best Foreign Language Film (Golden Globes 1995)
Nominated for Oscar in the same category
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In this video appear the arias "Venti, turbini" and "Lascia ch'io pianga" from the opera "Rinaldo" written by Haendel.
If you wonder why the people and Farinelli are so sad when he is singing "Lascia ch'io pianga", is because the translation is "Let me weep over my cruel fate, and that I long for freedom" (en castellano es "Déjame que llore mi triste suerte, y que añore la libertad")

[@erikladenhaus]

everyitme i hear this piece of music..it reminds me..that some musik,regardless of when written..has no timelime..it it effortless,and limitless.

[@crystalheart9]

The voice that was created for this was so beautiful, and the actor did a fine job performing it.

[@violatione]

I think that if you hear him you'd be disappointed. In this day and age we have the benefit of the accumulated knowledge of the ages as well as the ability to be instructed by the greatest teachers on the planet. Back in the day you studied with whomever was teaching in your town.

[@juliuscena]

this is a heart wrenching movie... I love it

[@geolasik]

I watched it and it made me cry, it's a beautiful movie and it shows a taugh reality: art needs sacrifice. Yes, Farinelli was an opera superstar at his time, but deep down in his soul it was a great suffering, being mutilated by castration. It's beautiful and sad, but it's worth watching it !

[@jackhughesbooks]

This is one of my favourite films ever! I think despite the historical inaccuracies the film largely stays true to the general facts of Farinelli's career. What I love about it is the whole film is just sheer magic from beginning to end, I now live in Turkey overlooking the Aegean. There is nothing quite so cool as playing Alto Giove from the soundtrack as the sun sets over the Greek Islands. Bring back the sun Farinelli!

[@silberlichtstrasse]

GRANDIOS ! it's a wonderful film !

[@avola50]

Da quello che si legge, Farinelli aveva la voce più bella, delicata, dolce di tutti! CANTAVA e INCANTAVA con la sua voce! UNICO! Ma a quale prezzo!?

[@avola50]

Sabine, grazie per il tuo commento alle mie semplici parole da profano. Non capisco molto di musica barocca, ma a me dà tanta gioia e serenità. Naturalmente c'è anche musica impegnata con testi politici, filosofici, religiosi ecc. Ma questa è un'altra questione. Ciao!

[@SandiaMexicana]

Simplemente no puedo dejar de verlo y escucharlo. Me traspasa la piel y se me inunda el corazón de lágrimas. Bendita música!

[@AnonymFlyingPenguin]

"Although Dionisi provided the speaking voice, Farinelli's singing voice was provided by the Polish soprano, Ewa Malas-Godlewska and a countertenor, Derek Lee Ragin, who were recorded separately then digitally merged to recreate the sound of a castrato."

[@2curious2us]

Great acting.

[@meldaniiiii]

Cada vez que veo la pelicula, siento una emocion indescriptible, la puedo ver una y otra vez y no me enfada. Excelente, felicidades!!!!!!!....... Miny

[@Erunis100]

he's a beautiful jewel. I have not watched this I think I have missed half of my life. I am heading to watch it right now

[@jillfrancis807]

Can you tell me.what I am actually watching, I bewitched, is this an opera, I want to see and hear more.

[@rosalbadilillo851]

È qualcosa di sublime ,spettacolare !

[@NicolenavaVan]

so touching...elegant singing.

[@essenciademusica]

Very nice! Very exotic and beatiful!!!

[@SackFulloApplez1993]

Never have I been so moved, all these emotions mixing inside of me. BRAVO!!!

[@Dobrib]

Beautiful!TY

[@martinkeith5543]

one cannot wonder at the power of the castrato who dominated opera and who inspired so many great arias

[@oceanodefuego1]

El tiple que alcanza esta soprano es hermoso. Ésta es la mejor interpretación que jamás haya yo escuchado. ¡Bravísimo Farinelli!

[@rachmaninovisback]

il sopranista è il registro vocale più emozionante...quest'aria è struggente e quella voce tocca il cuore...

[@zardoznb]

In those days they would cut of the the testicles of the talented boys to keep the voice in falset. But this scene how ever it is a mix of Ewa and Dereks voices makes a little tear appear in the corner of my eyes. You nearly feel the pain in the "voice" of Farinelli... absoloutly beautiful

[@hanzelheidi]

Farinelli facility in execution was stupendous! Composers and singers strove ever to invent new feats of vocal jugglery with which to bewilder and delight the public. The flexibility of Farinelli's voice was so highly developed that the violins in the orchestra could not follow him in his flights. Farelli was renowned for the perfection of his trill and was the first to embellish his airs with rapid chromatic scales. --Francis Rogers, The Male Soprano This movie depictions just that.

[@avola50]

sorte crudele per una voce bellissima!

[@marlurocha]

One of the most beautiful and sad musics I´ve heard in my life.

[@ematarrita3]

wooow, great effects! I almost cried in Laschia ch´io pianga

[@Flanclanman]

Thank you for quoting directly from wikipedia for us. *applauds*

[@kkwilson27]

Thanks. She certainly did a great job.

[@mont955]

Essa é uma das mais belas músicas já feitas até hoje. Ela emociona qualquer um que a escute. A primeira vez que a escutei foi com a minha professora de canto em uma escola de música no Rio de Janeiro. Todos do auditório ficaram emocionados.

[@essenciademusica]

lindo, maravilhoso, um belissimo homem!

[@khalvanodxb]

wow..wonderfull living during the baroque time the theater of bayreut is simply the best!

[@avola50]

Orlando, hai ragione! La voce di Radu Marian è impressionante e incredibile! Forse ci dà un'idea della voce dei cantori evirati di un tempo.

[@avola50]

Farinelli, voce unica e insuperata! Auguri a tutta la 5B!

[@angeldelamusica6]

Simplemte maravilloso!!!

[@laourite]

Bravísimo.

[@italianoperafan]

It is true, the voice is digital not "human": Farinelli's voice was provided by a soprano, Ewa Małas-Godlewska and a countertenor, Derek Lee Ragin, who were recorded separately then digitally merged to recreate the sound of a castrato.

[@kkwilson27]

Most beautiful rendition by a sopranist.

[@Nutera1]

when I first heard this song, I couldn't believe that's man's voice.. Farinelli was great.

[@Leivison]

Beautiful! Touching! Wonderful! I loved it!

[@hmidh]

Haendel forever and ever !!

[@flickfi]

Magnificent movie, many thanks for posting.

[@gracek703]

It is so powerful. He is a great actor.

[@lupitaevangelista]

ES UNA AGONÍA ESCUCHAR ESA BELLA VOZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@EmeraldSky33]

No, it's a computer combination of a countertenor and a mezzo soprano to produce a facsimile of this angelic voice that no longer exists. :-)

[@goatecheese]

You are definitely not alone! The composer, the music, the players, the voices, God and the angels give us permission.

[@Arsamenes1]

@Arsamenes1 unhistorical link between Händels stroke and Farinellis beautifull singing which, earlier in the film, made the ladies allready cry and faint.. By the way, after 1737 Händel wrote another five operas (until 1741) before breaking with this form of music forever and focusing on oratorio.

[@Daniela17097]

Wonderful movie :)! I like it more in Italian than in French, but the Musik ... Such a blessing for soul, heart and ears :). Thank you for posting this scene :).

[@ritamariafonsecacampos4670]

!Bravo Farinelli!😥😭😭😭💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💯💯💯💯💯

[@soisat]

My tears come out every time I watch this movie.

[@genispacheco48]

que voz ,linda

[@lunacanela09]

0:21-0:28 POR DIOS!! the sound and the notes are amazing

[@GergesV]

fantastique voice

[@kimberlybarnett5364]

Thank you! I couldn't remember the name! Actually saw this in 1994,and loved it!

[@annabelle6044]

Magnifique 👍💕

[@LaurentEyer]

This scene is giving me tears in the eyes, when I hear and see it.

[@Arsamenes1]

@UnoriginalComposer I think at the end of this clip, Händel is not "freaking out" but suffers a stroke. Farinelli stayed in London from 1734 till 1737. In the clip Händel tells Farinelli to never write another opera again and indicates, that his own opera company is breaking down cause of Farinellis support to the "Opera of the nobility" the rival company to Händel. This indeed happenend in 1737 and in the same year he suffered a serious stroke. I think the movie only tries to evoke an....

[@anaislekapene752]

Arsamenes1 oh that's a stroke?..... Oh I thought he was having a "musical orgasm" of some sort.... I appreciate that information about Handel, that cleared me out. I need to do more research.

[@josefinaanchorena3838]

QUE BELLEZA!!!!!!!

[@user-ht4gb2fw4e]

He was a genius!

[@Joey17ization]

Great film Riccardo Broschi is so cool, I wish his works were not lost because he projected the simple brilliance of Baroque perfectly where as Handel (a much more experienced and talented composer) captured human emotion without losing the structure and order of the Baroque style.

[@philomelodia]

Lascia Ch'io Pianga is beautiful, isn't it. To me, it evokes great sadness. The lyrics translate to "let me weep my cruel fate and sigh for my liberty." There's more but I forgot the rest. There's a vid of a boy soprano from Lithuania singing it on youtube and it pulls your heart out to hear a child singing of such pain. Radu Marian's version is also uot there. He's an adult male soprano (about 30 when he recorded it, I think) and it was a live performance..

[@urie138]

A para ment c'était une vois pas naturel qui a était mixer avec la voix d'une femme et celle d'un Homme pour le film et le mec n'est pas un chanteur ces juste un acteur mais même si ces une voix Qui a était trafiquée elle reste merveilleusement magnifique a écouter

[@maktubmaktub]

Esto es muy emocionante,vi la pelicula y es increiblemente bella!!!

[@GCH4ever]

one of the best songs EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BUT LETS KKEP IN MIND THAT THE VOICE OF THIS SONG (IN THE MOVIE) IS MADE BY COMPUTER!!

[@megaman90]

my favorite part of the movie. still love it to this day.

[@Mennismervice]

lascia ch'io pianga, mia crue da srote. E he sospiri la liberta! oh lord, have pity, let me weep, let me weep my cruel fate, and let me breathe freedom! Let sorrow break these chains, of my sufferings, for pity's sake

[@lopezbon513]

Thank you.

[@MotyaDAV]

Brillianto!!!!

[@sfkcbf]

"Farinelli" is the obvious name of the prize-winning movie. It is unique and exotic, although it has little to do with the real Carlo Broschi. Check something like Amazon, then click on "new and used from $..." You can get a new, widescreen version for very little.

[@nasugbubatangas]

Je viens de voir ce film en Alliance Française Manille... Ah... J'aime Farinelli...

[@AphroditeEros33]

beautiful yet heartrending...

[@Clau83]

I think the same thing ^^. Stefano Dionisi looks so good in this movie.

[@MrEocran]

So so amazing :D (Y)

[@poontang3zizo]

That dude had some balls to be able to sing like that...Oh wait...

[@gellermicael99]

wow man damn lmmfao

[@BigBro1043]

this song touches my soul

[@bethfred2436]

Maravilhoso!

[@Suny807]

Gorgeous. I want to see the movie now.

[@Clau83]

Thanks for the lyrics!

[@maxcesar24]

una voz soprana excelente

[@OrenMorHay]

I'm Thrilled

[@heydenx]

OMG love it

[@Thingehthing]

Yes, Lascia Chio Pianga is acctually a aria for the female (Mezzo Soprano) character (Almirena) in the opera Rinaldo, they just added it for commercial purposes.

[@helenamatias5]

Great movie 😀

[@ethelwolfe]

The voice of Farinelli in this film was a merge of two voices, that of Ewa Mallas-Godlewska and Derek Lee Ragin. The end product was beautiful in terms of movie production but it is probably still a far cry from that of a true castrato. A castrato's voice is neither that of a woman nor a falsettist.

[@Oxbloodred]

UHHHG...I LOVE the first piece of music. It is not included on the soundtrack..unfortunately. Apparently they had to use two vocalists to capture the full range; splicing it together into one beautiful masterpiece...

[@CAA457]

Quel talent!

[@eternityeddy]

I love it

[@illaingf]

Hör hit! This is for your heart!

[@FoxyGrandpa]

Not in this piece. This voice is only Ewa's. From her official site: "The voice in this aria is exclusively that of Ewa Malas-Godlewska. The soundtrack from the Oscar nominated movie reached the top of French music list and sold over one million copies."

[@Daniela17097]

"Lascia chi'o pianga" is the only Air sung entirely by soprano Ewa Malas-Godlewska. the others are computer work with voice of countertenor Derek Lee Ragin. It is beautiful. For my taste Jaroussky's version is better, but this one is also great.

[@chicoplateado]

¡ Qué voz !

[@ElizabethSooYongHwang]

love this song

[@marcomakmarco]

bravo!

[@harmoniaSINGS]

i wanna watch this movie now this looks really interesting.

[@TheRomanitza]

LOVELY ADORABIL MINUNAT!

[@Erunis100]

Dies anybody know if a there is a complete version of this song by this amazing voice. I know this is not an actuall person but the voice f a soprano and a counter tenor digitally pit together but did they do a complete version of the song? I would love to listen to it, this is magnificant. I havent foud a performance of such lhigh level by any acual singer. Some of them are even painfull, its a hard song and no one can sin it like this

[@kkwilson27]

I checked out your channel. If you are one of the gorgeous ladies singing Franz Biebl Ave Maria in that beautiful cathedral, then I will have to accept your word that it is not Bartoli because you certainly know your voice. Your singing was simply heavenly!

[@superiorbandgeek]

Not that this matters but this clip has the scene in F major, but on the DVD it's in E major. All in all however, this is such a wonderful movie. For us guys however this scene was awkward pain to watch in an 8 o'clock music history class.

[@VadimRotman]

шедевр

[@orlando098]

No, but I have read it several times now. If you listen to him, he has a kind of tone that is unlike any other countertenor I've heard. He is described as being an "endochrinological castrato" (ie for hormonal reasons at puberty his voice just didn't change in the way most men's do)

[@soprana53]

to zamyrabird: If you look out for another example for an unbroken mans voice, search for Radu Marian. A young Baroque singer with a really clear and brilliant soprano voice. There are quite a lot vidoes from him on yt. Greetings from Germany!