Castrati (7)

See Also:
Sites:

http://www.velluti.org/index.htm
All You Would Want To Know About the Castrati Open in a new browser window
   Includes FAQ, pictures and biographies, bibliography, and links.
   http://www.velluti.org/index.htm
http://manzotti.callistomusica.com
Angelo Manzotti Open in a new browser window
   Sopranist, singing the historic repertoire of castrati: includes pictures, discography, performance schedule.
   http://manzotti.callistomusica.com
http://histclo.hispeed.com/act/choir/hist/choir-histcas.html
Boy Choir Costumes Open in a new browser window
   History of the castrati and their influence on music from antiquity through the banning of the practice in 1903.
   http://histclo.hispeed.com/act/choir/hist/choir-histcas.html
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/castratiandcountertenors/
Castrati and Countertenors Open in a new browser window
   Chat and forums for people who love the high male voice.
   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/castratiandcountertenors/
http://www.linmpi.mpg.de/~kopp/disc/
The Male Soprano Page Open in a new browser window
   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.
   http://www.linmpi.mpg.de/~kopp/disc/
http://www.worldzone.net/music/singingvoice/castrati.html
The Singing Voice Open in a new browser window
   The castrati's place in the history of singing and a RealAudio example of the last castrato, Alessandro Moreschi.
   http://www.worldzone.net/music/singingvoice/castrati.html
http://www.usrf.org/news/010308-castrati.html
Urological Sciences Research Foundation: Castrati Singers of Italy Open in a new browser window
   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.
   http://www.usrf.org/news/010308-castrati.html

Last Updated: 2004-05-22 07:03:38