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 Farinelli (born Carol Broschi) was the legendary 18th century castrato singer who become one of the most celebrated opera singers of the 18th century.
 In the movie young Carlo witnesses another young man commit suicide after being castrated. After this Carlo told his father he did not want to die, but his father told him never to withhold his voice from his older brother Riccardo. Riccardo was a mediocre composer. The movie then jumps to Carlo as an adult castrato. But he will only sing what his brother composes, which holds his career back. However, as his fame grows, and as he learns more (shown to us in flashbacks) of the circumstances around the "accident" which resulted in his eventual castration, tension builds between him and Riccardo. There is also an interesting subplot about a disabled boy who's father is dead. The boy plots to have Farinelli as his new father (knowing that Farinelli can not have children of his own). Also in the movie you may also learn more than you care to about Carlo's ability to have sex even though he was castrated.
 Overall I considered the movie mediocre.

The following capture is from the movie trailer include on the DVD. I felt that it was very discriptive of the overall plot.

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This movie has four nude scenes. First a nude teenage boy jumps to his death (covering his castrated genitals with his hand). Later there are three sex scenes, first showing one female breast, second showing a male buttock and a woman's breast, the third showing the buttock of two males and the breasts on the woman.