The King and I: Iestyn Davies on being Farinelli
In a play about the healing power of song, who does the singing? Countertenor Iestyn Davies ponders the challenges of breathing life into the castrato singer Farinelli in Claire van Kampen's playI've spent the summer singing David in Handel's Saul at Glyndebourne Festival Opera, a role that sees my character use his powers of song to calm the jealous rage and madness of the mighty Israelite leader. The power of song …