Music Directory: Castrati

All You Would Want To Know About the Castrati - Includes FAQ, pictures and biographies, bibliography, and links.

Castrati and Countertenors - Chat and forums for people who love the high male voice.

The Male Soprano Page - Information and discography on modern singers reviving the lost art of the castrati; includes bibliography, biographies for current and past adult male sopranos.

Urological Sciences Research Foundation: Castrati Singers of Italy - Article about the use of castrated male singers for singing alto in church choirs during 17th and 18th century Italy. RealAudio sample from Allessandro Moreschi. The life story of Carlo Broschi, known as Farinelli.

Independent, The (London) - Why castrati were pop stars of their time

Tue, 26 Jul 2005 07:00:00 GMT

July 26, 2005 -- Many were great artists, some were great lovers, and scandal seemed to follow them everywhere when they were at the peak of their fame. But the very...

History Today - Orchestration ... or castration? The controversial decision to uncover the remains of the famous 18th-century castrato Farinelli in Bologna may or may not...

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 07:00:00 GMT

September 1, 2006 -- ON JULY 12TH THIS YEAR, the remains of the legendary castrato Farinelli (Carlo Broschi 1705-82) were disinterred in La Certosa, the main cemetery...

Independent, The (London) - A right old bunch of prima donnas

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT

April 17, 2008 -- Visual arts HANDEL AND THE DIVAS Handel House LONDON The pretty town-house where Handel wrote, rehearsed, did business, and above all...

AFP - New French opera production cements rise of countertenors

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 08:00:00 GMT

November 21, 2007 -- PARIS (AFP) — A new opera playing Paris this week will reaffirm a surge in popularity for classical countertenors -- able to reproduce roles...

Dance Magazine - Dark and light from Spain

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 07:00:00 GMT

October 1, 2007 -- [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Unlike other European countries, Spain lagged behind in the field of contemporary dance until Nacho Duato took the helm of...