Review: In 'Farinelli and the King' A Mad Monarch Meets Healing Music
By Jil Picariello, Theater Editor, December 18, 2017 Did you know that musical therapy was invented in the 18th century? Apparently it was, when the world-renowned castrato Carlo Maria Michelangelo Nocola Broschi, stage name Farinelli, was brought to sing for the mad king of Spain, Philippe V. At least, that's what happens in the new play […] You may also be interested in: Farinelli and the King Review: T…