castrati

This piece serves as a substantial conjurer of what we might term the castrati-c imagination through its vivid representation of the materiality of sound as music, and one that locates this sound visually in a manner that does not oppose it to its evanescence, its temporality.

Sounds Romantic: The Castrato and English Poetics Around 1800 2005

-- S.J. eunuchs: the castrati were the great singers of Italian opera at this time.

Prose and Poetry of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu 1709

The conventional wisdom is that Rauzzini was one of those unfortunate boys castrated or snipped on the orders of choirmasters in an age when the castrati were the most revered and celebrated of singers.

Music news, reviews, comment and features | guardian.co.uk Mark Brown 2010

The conventional wisdom is that Rauzzini was one of those unfortunate boys castrated or snipped on the orders of choirmasters in an age when the castrati were the most revered and celebrated of singers.

Culture | guardian.co.uk Mark Brown 2010

The conventional wisdom is that Rauzzini was one of those unfortunate boys castrated or snipped on the orders of choirmasters in an age when the castrati were the most revered and celebrated of singers.

The Guardian World News Mark Brown 2010

Rush Limbaugh: On national radio show, called President Obama a "castrati", in response to Secretary of Defense Policy shift to allow press to photograph flag-draped caskets returning from Iraq

Jeffrey Feldman: Tea Party Republicans 2009

You must be very careful lest anyone should find out that you are a girl; you must sleep alone, dress yourself in private, and when your bosom is formed, as it will be in a year or two, it will only be thought a deformity not uncommon amongst 'castrati'.

The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova Giacomo Casanova 1761

You must be very careful lest anyone should find out that you are a girl; you must sleep alone, dress yourself in private, and when your bosom is formed, as it will be in a year or two, it will only be thought a deformity not uncommon amongst 'castrati'.

Memoirs of Casanova — Volume 02: a Cleric in Naples Giacomo Casanova 1761

The practice of "castrati," high pitched male singers, ended in the late 18th century.

KUOW 94.9 Puget Sound Public Radio KUOW 94.9 Public Radio 2010

A fascination with castrati—fueled by her reaction to certain men she met in Italy—leads her to Castlegar, British Columbia, where at a tiny airport she is serenaded by members of the local men's choir and served a surprisingly good bowl of borscht.

Far-Flung Journeys Through Song and Prose Jim Fusilli 2011