A castrato stepped forward, a slender / young man with earnest grey eyes.
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Castrato
/kæsˈtɹɑː.təʊ/
Synonyms for "castrato" (19 found)
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8 entriescastrated animalcastrated malecastrato repertoirecastrato rolesmedical castration patientreligious castration subjectsoprano castratotenor castrato
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11 entriesBaroque era castratiBaroque opera singerItalian opera traditioncastrato performercastrato repertoirecastrato rolescastrato singercastrato voicehistorical voice typeprepubertal castrationsoprano voice
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As contexts shift, so does generational taste. Just ask the castrati – the high-voiced boy singers displaced when Enlightenment liberalism restored female performers to the stage.
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Nowadays, either women or countertenors take the castrato roles.
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