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Article about the use of castrated male singers for singing alto in church choirs during 17th and 18th century Italy. RealAudio sample from Allessandro Moreschi. The life story of Carlo Broschi, known as Farinelli.
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USRF Castrati Singers of Italy Let your women keep silence in the churches; for it is not permitted unto them to speak I Corinthians 14:34 Thus, castrated men (castrati) came to sing in the choir, possessing the chest and lungs of a man with the...History of the castrati and their influence on music from antiquity through the banning of the practice in 1903.
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boys choir costumes history castriati C at this time has incomplete information on this phenomenon. It was, however, a way of preserving the beautiful voices of boy singers. At the very origin songs in the Catholic church were interpreted by the famous castrati. The practice...Chat and forums for people who love the high male voice.
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Sopranist, singing the historic repertoire of castrati: includes pictures, discography, performance schedule.
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Angelo Manzotti: the new Farinelli Skip Flash Intro (785 Kb Enter Site Top Site 2004...Includes FAQ, pictures and biographies, bibliography, and links.
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All you would like to know about the Castrati They earned vast sums of money; lived high, wide and handsome and longer than the average male of the period. They left behind them the music that they sang, the pupils they taught, the operatic arias they inspired. But who...Information and discography on modern singers reviving the lost art of the castrati. Bibliography for castrati literature. Biographies for current and past adult male sopranos.
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