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Castrato


 

A castrato is a male soprano, mezzo-soprano, or alto voice produced by castration of the singer before puberty.

Popular references

  • Anne Rice's novel "Cry to Heaven", although a romantic novel, is said to be based upon solid research and not withstanding the novelization, captures a strong sense of the training, and world, of castrati singers in 18th Century Venice and Naples.