Echoes of a Lost Voice: the Enigmatic Music of Castrato Singers
Words: 528 1025The castrato singers, a phenomenon rooted deeply in the annals of music history, evoke a sense of both awe and melancholy. These were male singers castrated before puberty to preserve their high-pitched, youthful vocal range, creating a unique blend of the power and range of a woman's voice with the physical lung capacity of a man. The practice, largely associated with 17th and 18th-century European classical music, remains one of the most controversial and intriguing aspects of musical history. The […]