:40:01
I know I look frightening,
but I'm really quite nice.
:40:05
Forgive me.
How old are you, child?
:40:08
How strange.
:40:10
"Child" is what
my mother calls me.
:40:13
I'm 12.
:40:16
But I'm really much older.
:40:19
That's the big advantage
of being ill.
:40:22
My name is Benedict.
:40:25
But I'm not "blessed" at all.
:40:29
Would your singers
defect to Covent Garden?
:40:34
Sell themselves to Handel?
:40:36
All's fair in the war
between our theaters.
:40:39
And the singers know it.
:40:41
Some of them extort
a fortune from us.
:40:47
I suspect Handel
encourages such blackmail.
:40:49
I doubt that he'd meet
their demands.
:40:52
Although the King
supports his theater...
:40:54
he's almost as broke
as we are.
:40:58
Is my nose out of place?
:41:01
Why are you staring at me?
:41:03
I admire your nerve, madame...
:41:06
in daring to defy Handel.
:41:07
Women are very strong,
Signor Farinelli.
:41:12
Men's weaknesses
make it necessary.
:41:42
Bravo! Fantastic!
:41:52
What is that?
:41:54
Put those flowers away.
You look ridiculous.