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Language: English
Published by Profile, 1998
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- Title
- World of the Castrati
- Author
- Patrick Barbier
- Publisher
- Profile
- Publication year
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- PAP
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0285634607
- ISBN 13
- 9780285634602
- Item weight
- 367 grams
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 stage. The reader will learn of the horrors of castration, the nature of the strange castrato voice, and the conflicts these singers experienced.
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About the Author
Patrick Barbier is a professor at the West Catholic University in Angers. He lives in Nantes, France.
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