Castrato - 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, mezzo-soprano, or contralto. The voice can also occur in one who, due to an endocrinological condition, never reaches sexual maturity.
What was a castrato? And what did they sound like? Inside ...
2023年3月23日 · A castrato is a male singer who was castrated before puberty. The immediate effect on their voice was that they retained the high notes and range of their immature voice, but the operation also had a variety of other effects.
Castrato | Vocal Technique, Opera & Baroque | Britannica
castrato, male soprano or contralto voice of great range, flexibility, and power, produced as a result of castration before puberty. The castrato voice was introduced in the 16th century, when women were banned from church choirs and the stage. It reached its greatest prominence in 17th- and 18th-century opera.
Castrati: The Boys Castrated For Their High Singing Voices
2023年5月23日 · By the dawn of the 18th century, some 4,000 Italian boys were being castrated per year in order to become singers. But since castration was technically illegal, their families had to take their sons to backstreet barbers or surgeons to have the procedure done.
Castrato: The Voice of an Angel, But At What Cost?
2022年7月1日 · The castrati (singular “castrato”) were males with classical singing voices capable of singing in the range of female singers. These singers could sing the soprano and mezzo-soprano parts typically sung by women.
Castrato Singers Today: Their History and Modern Equivalent
2022年2月11日 · Castrato singers (known as Castrati) offered a unique style of singing. Although their vocal range was similar to the female voice, they had an unnatural power and control over their voice. This unique singing style led to their rise in popularity in the 17th century opera.
The grisly history of the men who sang like women - BBC
2016年4月4日 · Much of the church roles and opera music now sung by Davies and co would have originally been written in the 17th and 18th Century for the legendary castrato Carlo Broschi – known as Farinelli ...