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Let’s hope Franco Fagioli returns soon, as he remains one of the most exciting and moving talents in opera today.

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Doctors urged Miles Yardley to transition at age 15, and he transitioned into a woman named Salomé, according to reports.

The medium seemed less likely to induce the voice of a castrato but I was unsure about the level of snugness needed. From inside the changing room I phoned Chiara, who seemed highly delighted with my ...

In truth, the company’s “Artaserse” — which opened at DePaul University’s Jarvis Opera Hall on Friday — cracked the castrato question with a mix of modern approaches.

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She adds that the shows exploring these issues are all “very different stylistically” – citing the example of Chasing Icarus, an “electro-baroque” musical about the castrati singers in ...

There is a link here to the perpetual boyhood inflicted on the castrati singers (who were castrated to keep their voices high pitched) that interest Pimienta, and also the Colombian celebration of ...