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Alessandro Moreschi was the only castrato ever to be recorded. The early 20th-century recordings that survive were made when Moreschi was in his mid-40s. It’s hard to say with any certainty whet ...

The role of Orpheus was written for a castrato—today is either sung by male in falsetto (which would not be as strong of a voice as a castrato) or by a mezzo-soprano (vocally strong in this register, ...

The Italian castrato singer Alessandro Moreschi (pictured) was reportedly the only castrato to record solo. The phonautograph was invented by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville in 1860.

He notes a practice from centuries past that resonates with current controversies: “The era of the operatic castrato,” Mr. Bostridge writes, “provided all sorts of opportunities for gender confusion.” ...

Opera Philadelphia has tapped Costanzo to replace David Devan, the longtime general director who will step down on June 1.

Russell Crowe wrestles angels and demons in Darren Aronofsky's $125m mashup of the ancient story of Noah, writes Mark Kermode Honour review â Shan Khan's 'conflicted' first feature ...

Picture: "Forrest Gump," "Four Weddings and a Funeral," "Pulp Fiction," "Quiz Show," "The Shawshank Redemption." Actor: Morgan Freeman, "The Shawshank Redemption ...

Office: Tucker Hall 036 (Spring 2023) Office Hours: Online, by appointment only (Spring 2023) Email: [[cwsargent]] Sargent, Colin W. Red Hands. Barbican Press. London ...

On 31 May 1809 Haydn died peacefully in his sleep. Did you know? The choirmaster at St Stephen's Cathedral suggested Haydn become a castrato, but his father objected and the operation never went ahead ...

My research into the Western impact on Russia and the Russian image of the West has embraced all aspects of this encounter, whether analyzing the manuscript memoir of an Italian castrato at the court ...

Theatre: Meili Li, Rachel Redmond, Gemma Ní Bhriain, Alexandra Urquiola and Sarah Richmond star in Daisy Evans’s staging of ...