[PDF.91fb] The World of the Castrati: The History of an Extraordinary Operatic Phenomenon

The World of the Castrati: The History of an Extraordinary Operatic Phenomenon

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 | #1546748 in Books |  1998-09-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.50 x.70 x5.50l,.90 | File type: PDF | 272 pages

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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. Blending history and anecdote, it traces the course of a phenomenon that held Europe in its thrall. People were fascinated by these hybrids—part man, part woman, and part child—who became virile heroes on the operatic s...

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