In 'Farinelli and the King' on Broadway, Mark Rylance leads a deep exploration of opera
With "operatic" now a synonym for excessive grandiosity, and the demanding diva de rigueur for any opera, it is easy to forget the primal, visceral nature of the early years of the art. To paraphrase what is said in the fascinating new Broadway play "Farinelli and the King," which opened here Sunday...