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Gaspare Pacchierotti
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Gaspare Pacchierotti was a mezzo-soprano castrato, and one of the most famous singers of his time.
Gaspare Pacchierotti
Gaspare Pacchierotti
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A castrato is a male singer who underwent castration before puberty in order to retain singing voice equivalent to that of a soprano, mezzo-soprano, or contralto. The voice can also occur in one who, due to an endocrinological condition, never reaches sexual maturity.
The great 18th-century castrato Farinelli, painted by Bartolomeo Nazari
The great 18th-century castrato Farinelli, painted by Bartolomeo Nazari
A Byzantine castrato from the 11th century
A Byzantine castrato from the 11th century
A caricature of Farinelli in a female role, by Pier Leone Ghezzi, 1724
A caricature of Farinelli in a female role, by Pier Leone Ghezzi, 1724
The castrato Carlo Scalzi, by Joseph Flipart, c. 1737
The castrato Carlo Scalzi, by Joseph Flipart, c. 1737