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castrato [kæˈstrɑːtəʊ] n pl -ti [-tɪ], -tos
(Music / Classical Music) (in 17th- and 18th-century opera) a male singer whose testicles were removed before puberty, allowing the retention of a soprano or alto voice [from Italian, from Latin castrātus castrated] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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``This music was originally performed by castrati, which is very demanding for women,'' she says. The amazing cultural popularity of castrati in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries must share some relationship with the petimetre. As early as the fourth century, castrati were found to have better singing voices than other men. |
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