Wed 16 Dec ’26
19:45
  • Wed 16 Dec ’26
    19:45
    Danstheater

For the very first time, the iconic film Farinelli comes live to the concert hall in a unique collaboration between the James Whale Orchestra and the Orquestra Barroca of Casa da Música in Porto. A unique opportunity to experience the film as never before, with a live orchestra performing the renowned soundtrack on authentic 18th-century instruments.

Programme

Music by Riccardo Broschi, Nicola Porpora, Georg Friedrich Händel, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Jean-Baptiste Lully, Johann Sebastian Bach, Henry Purcell and Antonio Salieri

If you have always wanted to know what opera looked and sounded like live in the eighteenth century, this is your chance. Farinelli - the stage name of the eighteenth-century Italian castrato Carlo Broschi - was unquestionably one of the greatest singers in the history of opera, with a range and technique that very few singers have ever equalled. Together with his brother, the composer Ricardo Broschi, Farinelli enjoyed immense fame at the royal courts and in the concert halls of Europe, idolised and adored like a true eighteenth-century rock star.

Cloakroom and drink  
Cloakroom and an intermission drink are included. If the event does not have an intermission, you will receive the drink afterwards.  

Ooievaarspas discount  
Ooievaarspas holders are eligible for a discount on the ticket price for this concert. To book tickets, we need to see your Ooievaarspas for registration purposes. Please contact our booking office to book your tickets.  

Credits

The James Whale Orchestra
Orquestra Barroca Casa da Música
Huw Daniel violin and artistic director
Thomas Geerts conductor
Farinelli, film by Gérard Corbiau

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