- A
castrato (Italian; pl.: castrati) is a male
singer who
underwent castration before puberty in
order to
retain a
singing voice equivalent to that of a...
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Gaetano Majorano (12
April 1710 – 31
January 1783) was an
Italian castrato and
opera singer, who
performed under the
stage name Caffarelli. Like Farinelli...
- (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,...
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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...
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celebrated Italian castrato singer of the 18th
century and one of the
greatest singers in the
history of opera.
Farinelli was a
soprano castrato, with a range...
-
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...
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courtiers or
equivalent domestics, for
espionage or
clandestine operations,
castrato singers,
concubines or ****ual partners,
religious specialists, soldiers...
-
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...
- The
soprano role of
Ramiro was
written for a
castrato. The
soprano role of
Aminta was
written for
castrato. Not
performed during Mozart's lifetime. The...
- 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]...
