Definition of Castrato. Meaning of Castrato. Synonyms of Castrato

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Definition of Castrato

Castrato
Castrato Cas*tra"to, n. [L., properly p. p. of castrare. See Castrate.] A male person castrated for the purpose of improving his voice for singing; an artificial, or male, soprano. --Swift.

Meaning of Castrato from wikipedia

- A castrato (Italian; pl.: castrati) is a male singer who underwent castration before puberty in order to retain singing voice equivalent to that of a soprano...
- April 1922) was an Italian chorister of the late 19th century and the only castrato to make solo recordings. Alessandro Moreschi was born on 11 November 1858...
- Gaetano Majorano (12 April 1710 – 31 January 1783) was an Italian castrato and opera singer, who performed under the stage name Caffarelli. Like Farinelli...
- opera singer Carlo Broschi, known as Farinelli, considered the greatest castrato singer of all time; as well as his relationship with his brother, the composer...
- (28 January 1780 – 22 January 1861), was an Italian castrato. Considered "the last great castrato", he had a re****tion of being something of a diva,...
- courtiers or equivalent domestics, for espionage or clandestine operations, castrato singers, concubines or ****ual partners, religious specialists, soldiers...
- Domenico Mustafà (16 April 1829 – 17 March 1912) was an Italian castrato singer, composer and choir director. Domenico Mustafà was born in the comune of...
- Corriere della Sera. Marian is an "endocrinological castrato" or "natural castrato". A natural castrato is a male singer who never went through puberty and...
- Euridice), though the latter was originally written for a male singer, first a castrato and later, in the revised French version, an haute-contre.[citation needed]...
- attached to the Florentine court, to obtain the services of a high quality castrato from the Grand Duke's establishment, for a "play in music" being prepared...