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Heavenly Voices
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Heavenly Voices

2013-10-29 · 75 min · ★ 7.0

Documentary

Heavenly Voices tells the story of the castrato phenomenon, and how the most gifted amongst these singers rose to international stardom. Max Emanuel Cencic and Philippe Jaroussky, two of today's singing stars, take us back in time and talk about operatic entertainment in the Baroque Age. This is illustrated by paintings and prints from the time as well as major performances of today. In this film, many countertenors are featured in famous roles and in interviews, amongst them Jochen Kowalski, Andreas Scholl, David Daniels, Daniel Behle and Valer Barna-Sabadus.

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Directors
Alessandro Scillitani
Production companies
TICO Film Company
Countries
Italy
Status
Released

Top Cast

Ernesto TomasiniErnesto TomasiniSelf
Philippe JarousskyPhilippe JarousskySelf
Franco FagioliFranco FagioliSelf
Daniel BehleDaniel BehleSelf
Max Emanuel CenčićMax Emanuel CenčićSelf
David DanielsDavid DanielsSelf
Daniele PaciniDaniele PaciniSelf
Valer Barna-SabadusValer Barna-SabadusSelf
Yuriy MynenkoYuriy MynenkoSelf
Andreas SchollAndreas SchollSelf
Othon MataragasOthon MataragasSelf
Luciana D'IntinoLuciana D'IntinoSelf
Patrick BarbierSelf
Franco FussiSelf
Reiner MoritzSelf
Vincenzo Lucchese SalatiVincenzo Lucchese SalatiSelf
Marco GambinoMarco GambinoNarrator
Laura PigozziLaura PigozziSelf
Diego FasolisDiego FasolisSelf (uncreditted)

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