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...
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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...
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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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Giovanni Battista Velluti (redirect from Giovanni Velluti (castrato))
(28 January 1780 – 22 January 1861), was an Italian castrato. Considered "the last great castrato", he had a reputation of being something of a diva,...
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Farinelli (film) (redirect from Farinelli Il Castrato)
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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Eunuch (section Castrato singers)
courtiers or equivalent domestics, for espionage or clandestine operations, castrato singers, concubines or sexual partners, religious specialists, soldiers...
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Corriere della Sera. Marian is an "endocrinological castrato" or "natural castrato". A natural castrato is a male singer who never went through puberty and...
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Valentino Urbani (redirect from Valentini (castrato))
Urbani (born in Udine; fl. 1690–1722) was an Italian mezzo-soprano or alto castrato who sang for the composer George Frideric Handel in the 18th century. He...
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Michelangelo Nicola Broschi (pronounced [ˈkarlo ˈbrɔski]), a celebrated Italian castrato singer of the 18th century and one of the greatest singers in the history...
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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...
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