Opera in the Repertoire · Romantic
Farinelli
Music by John Barnett · premiered 1839
Farinelli is an opera in two acts, described as 'serio-comic', by John Barnett, to a libretto by his brother Charles Zachary Barnett. Produced in 1839, it is the third of the composer's large-scale operas, and was the last to reach the stage. The hero is the castrato singer Farinelli, although the storyline of the opera is fictional.
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About the Composer
John Barnett is the composer of record for this opera.
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Other Operas by John Barnett
- Fair Rosamond (1837)