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castrati were the undisputed superstars of 18th-century musical culture, driving
crowds wild with their intoxicatingly androgynous virtuoso voices.
nicholas clapton, countertenor and castrato historian, analyses the anatomical
mysteries of the castrato and the biological implications of castrato. he
travels to bologna, the adopted home of farinelli, perhaps the most famous castrato.
and for the first time in britain, american male soprano michael maniaci, a
young baroque opera singer whose voice did not break at puberty, performs
mozart's exultate jubilate, a piece originally written for castrato rauzzini."
disturbing
castrati were the undisputed superstars of 18th-century musical culture, driving
crowds wild with their intoxicatingly androgynous virtuoso voices.
nicholas clapton, countertenor and castrato historian, analyses the anatomical
mysteries of the castrato and the biological implications of castrato. he
travels to bologna, the adopted home of farinelli, perhaps the most famous castrato.
and for the first time in britain, american male soprano michael maniaci, a
young baroque opera singer whose voice did not break at puberty, performs
mozart's exultate jubilate, a piece originally written for castrato rauzzini."
disturbing
