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Giovanni Carestini (13
December 1700 in Filottrano, near
Ancona – 1759 in Bologna) was an
Italian castrato of the 18th century, who sang in the operas...
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first sung by a castrato.
Castrati include Farinelli, Senesino,
Carestini, and Caffarelli. The last true
castrato was
Alessandro Moreschi (1858–1922)...
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October 2006,
Auditorium de l'Ecole
Nationale de Musique, Brest, France)
Carestini, the
story of a castrato. Le
Concert d'Astrée,
Emmanuelle Haïm. Virgin...
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Fontana ("Farfallino") (1692–1739)
Giuseppe Aprile (1731–1813)
Giovanni Carestini ("Cusanino") (c. 1704 – c. 1760)
Carlo Broschi ("Farinelli") (1705–1782)...
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Giuseppe Maria Orlandini,
Antonio Maria Bernacchi (1722),
Giovanni Carestini (1726) and the
celebrated castrato singer Carlo Farinelli (1730). The...
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performed in England. The lead role was
written for the
castrato Giovanni Carestini. It is now
performed by
either a
countertenor or soprano. The
opera was...
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finest English soprano of the day, and the
virtuoso castrato Carestini,
whose astonishing technique and huge
vocal range Handel made full use...
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Carnivals in Milan, with
renowned castrato Giovanni Carestini appearing in many of the performances. He also
wrote operas for other...
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soprano William Savage Ruggiero, a
knight mezzo-soprano
castrato Giovanni Carestini Bradamante, Ruggiero's betrothed,
disguised as her own brother, the knight...
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engaged an
equally renowned castrato for the role of Teseo,
Giovanni Carestini, of whom 18th
century musicologist Charles Burney wrote: “His
voice was...
