castrato
Sign in to savethumb|The 18th-century castrato Farinelli, painted by [[Bartolomeo Nazari]]
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- History
- European classical tradition
- Opera
- Decline
- Modern castrati and similar voices
- Notable castrati
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|The 18th-century castrato Farinelli, painted by [[Bartolomeo Nazari]]
A castrato (Italian; : castrati) is a male singer who underwent castration before puberty in order to retain a 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.