10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CASTRATI»
Discover the use of
castrati in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
castrati and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Voicing Gender:
Castrati, Travesti, and the Second Woman in ...
In Voicing Gender, Naomi André skilfully traces the development of female characters in these first decades of the century, weaving in and around these changes in voicings and plot lines, to define an emergent legacy in operatic roles.
2
Eunuchs and
castrati: a cultural history
This fascinating study of eunuchs guides readers as they travel through various lands and periods, familiarizing themselves with the duties and responsibilities, the unspeakable torments, and the passions and joys of these individuals.
3
The World of the
Castrati: The History of an Extraordinary ...
This entertaining and authoritative study of the castrati during the baroque period explores the lives and triumphs of more than 60 singers over three centuries—their social origins, training, and relationship to society and church.
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The
Castrati and the Aesthetics of Baroque Bel Canto ...
The purposes of this monograph are two: to remind the reader of the tenor voices that have always been at the forefront of operatic music, and to give singers--- especially tenors---pedagogical information about the voice and how operatic ...
In this mesmerizing novel, the acclaimed author of THE VAMPIRE CHRONICLES and the LIVES OF THE MAYFAIR WITCHES makes real for us the exquisite and otherworldly society of the eighteenth-century castrati, the delicate and alluring male ...
6
The Gendering of Men, 1600-1750
My argument about the castrati and the emergence of a gendered political nation
is restricted to the case of England. France, to English writers the paradigmatic
absolutist state, rejected the castrati and developed its own national operatic
style ...
7
Singers of Italian Opera: The History of a Profession
2. CASTRATI. For a century or more, castrated male singers dominated Italian
opera. This well-known fact has long been an embarrassment.1 That people
should have castrated substantial numbers of boys, not in antiquity or in another
...
8
Vested Interests: Cross-Dressing and Cultural Anxiety
One of the most famous stories told about the castrati is that of Charles Burney,
an eighteenth-century English traveler, who reported that it was impossible to
discover where such surgical operations were performed. I enquiml throughout
Italv ...
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The NPR Classical Music Companion: An Essential Guide for ...
Up R until about 1750, in fact — even after women had begun to take A the stage
— castrati remained the stars of Italian serious opera. Why? They were virtuosos.
Castrati were renowned for their vocal range, agility, and power, and their lung ...
10
Therapeutic Voicework: Principles and Practice for the Use ...
In the Baroque and Renaissance culture of seventeenth and eighteenth century
Europe such a voice was greatly admired and the castration of pre-pubescent
boys was common practice, producing the so-called castrati singers. Due to the ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CASTRATI»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
castrati is used in the context of the following news items.
Castrati on the Potomac
Castrati on the Potomac. By Henry Percy. "Lawmakers alarmed over Iranian nuclear windfall" blares the headline in USA Today. Oh my ... «American Thinker, Jul 15»
Obamacare's pyrotechnics: Happy 5th of July!
But last May, Karl Rove, the high-pitched soprano of the GOP's moderate castrati, warned Republicans in his Wall Street Journal column to stop ... «Communities Digital News, Jul 15»
Taking Note | Chris Squire Made Prog Rock Rock
Out of the mist of organ tones and castrati vocals would come a growl, disconcerting, oh-so-low, almost too low to be music, a primordial beast ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
Noah Richler's Luminato seeks more than just 'The Write Stuff'
... 9/11, and Sarah Dunant, whose book was about castrati in the 17th century. It was preposterous; there was no reasonable link to be made. «National Post, Jun 15»
Classical: How Louis XIV got us all dancing to a different tune
The original ballets were courtly entertainments. Constrained by the same social circumstances that gave us male castrati to sing female roles ... «Irish Independent, Jun 15»
Opera: Handel's 'Richard the Lionheart' in St. Louis
Composed for castrati, adult males whose high boyhood voices were preserved by prepubescent castration, the roles of Richard and Oronte ... «Dallas Morning News, Jun 15»
Princeton Festival Opens Opera Season With A Spirited Mozart …
Pants roles were common in 18th-century operas, initially sung by castrati and later sung by women. The role of the page Cherubino was one ... «Town Topics, Jun 15»
'Game of Thrones' Season 5, Episode 10 Recap: 'Mother's Mercy'
Grey Worm checking himself back into the game like some sort of castrati Willis Reed, Jorah and Daario setting off on a rescue mission that ... «Grantland, Jun 15»
Castration Affected Skeleton Of Famous Opera Singer Farinelli …
This was the height of popularity of castrati, men who had been castrated as boys, before their voices changed. Farinelli is said to have had a ... «Forbes, Jun 15»
Alice Coote Puts On Armor and Appears Comfortable in a Recital at …
... kings and men of consequence were almost always sung by a castrato or a woman. When the supply of castrati dried up, women took over. «New York Times, May 15»
