10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CASTRATO»
Discover the use of
castrato in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
castrato and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The
Castrato and His Wife
Ranging from the salons of princes and the grand opera houses of Europe to the remote hill towns of Tuscany, the unconventional love story of the castrato and his wife affords a fascinating insight into the world of opera and the history of ...
It is decided that he will become a professional singer but at what cost? As the story unfolds, the reader uncovers the heights of a renowned 18th century singer juxtaposed to the seedy, treacherous existence of castrati.
3
Susanna, the Captain & the
Castrato: Scenes from the Burney ...
Drawing on these still-unpublished journals, historian Linda Kelly tells a tale of the Pacchierotti affair, the eventful year and the sadly brief life of her charming young heroine with an immediacy that makes it feel almost contemporary.
4
Moreschi: the last
castrato
Alessandro Moreschi (1858-1922), known during his life as the 'Angel of Rome',s remembered today as the only castrato singer to have made recordings.ehind the extraordinary sound of the voice of 'the last castrato' lies atrange and lonely ...
5
Portrait of a
Castrato: Politics, Patronage, and Music in ...
A fascinating insight into the life and music-making of the most documented musician of the seventeenth century, castrato Atto Melani.
6
Moreschi and the Voice of the
Castrato
Written by an acclaimed musicologist, who as a counter-tenor has performed much of the repertoire written for castrati, this is a perceptive and informed study of the last survivor of a perennially intriguing part of Western cultural ...
Studying opera in Florence, Cordelia Sinclair learns that the locals are being terrorized by a serial killer known as the Slasher, and detective Carlo Arbati is surprised by Cordelia's role in drawing out the perpetrator. Reprint. PW.
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The Modern
Castrato: Gaetano Guadagni and the Coming of a ...
The aptness of the castrato to undertake the role of a lover was rarely questioned.
As Roger Freitas has shown, the roles allotted to castratos in Baroque opera are
often those of young lovers, the 'beardless boy', or 'golden youth', with all the ...
9
Voicing Gender: Castrati, Travesti, and the Second Woman in ...
The figure of the castrato in opera has caused much speculation: both during the
lifetime of the castrati as well as during their afterlife in the nineteenth century and
up to the present. Scholarship has shown that at the end of the eighteenth ...
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 ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CASTRATO»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
castrato is used in the context of the following news items.
A West Ender's stop on Broadway
These are twin, white-face eunuchs singing jarring close-harmonies in (presumably) castrato style. Alongside Rivera, who undoubtedly brings ... «OUPblog, Jun 15»
No royalty sighted, but plenty of royal sights
... the Italian sopranos Francesca Cuzzoni and Strada del Po and the celebrated castrato, Farinelli, entertained the royals and their guests. «Welland Tribune, Jun 15»
Theatre review: Casanova by the Canberra Repertory Society
He seduces and weds the castrato Bellino (Bojana Kos), who eventually rejects him for wealth and fame. Thrown into prison by the jealous ... «The Canberra Times, Jun 15»
Making Love
... in the study on the bookcase was a ditzy high-pitched set of pings from a hysteric porcelain model, something castrato or cartoonish about it. «Oxford American, Jun 15»
'Emmeline,' 'Richard the Lionheart' and 'La Rondine' Reviews
Handel wrote “Richard the Lionheart” (“Riccardo Primo,” 1727) as a showcase for a trio of superstars, the castrato Senesino and the sopranos ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
Opera Theatre roars with 'Lionheart'
Mead masterfully sang, effortlessly reaching the score's demanding falsetto notes, initially written for a castrato. The requirements of the taxing ... «Belleville News-Democrat, Jun 15»
Marching's Major League plays Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
While the Madison, WI Scouts' signature features Latin beats with trumpets hitting notes normally reserved for a castrato - cleanly. Movement is the common ... «WAVE 3, Jun 15»
The mystery of Waterloo's last living soldier
There are also two recordings, from 1902 and 1904, of the castrato Alessandro Moreschi, a member of the Sistine Chapel Choir for 30 years ... «New Statesman, Jun 15»
St. Louis opera mounts a stylish 'Lionheart,' gripping 'Emmeline'
... and Faustina Bordoni (rivals offstage as well as on) as Costanza and Pulcheria, respectively, and the superstar alto castrato Senesino in the ... «Chicago Tribune, Jun 15»
Glimmerglass Festival Celebrates 40 Years
The role of Caesar, written for a castrato, will be sung by countertenor John Holiday, while mezzo-soprano Sarah Mesko performs the brilliant ... «ithaca.com, Jun 15»
