All You Would Want To Know About the Castrati - http://www.velluti.org/index.htm
Includes FAQ, pictures and biographies, bibliography, and links. |
Castrati and Countertenors - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/castratiandcountertenors/
Chat and forums for people who love the high male voice. |
The Male Soprano Page - http://www.tp4.rub.de/~ak/disc/
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 - http://www.usrf.org/news/010308-castrati.html
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. |