The following are recent posts of mine to the Castrati_History@yahoogroups.com list:- ... JohnWW wrote (2 April 2005): There is no way that such large numbers...
The following are edited excerpts, suitable for publication, from recent private email correspondence with another list member:- 02 Apr 2005 08:42:51 +1200 I...
I have found some more relevant historical internet references concerning the question of the ages at which boys' voices "broke" in the 17th and 18th...
Well, given the incredible amount of "apparently", "might have", "probably", "it seems", "maybe", and so, displayed in the posts you gathered, have to call...
Hello! Somebody asked a while ago for this aria from Hasse. I would be very interested about it. Especially about piano-reduction... With all the best, Ivo. ...
If anyone is interested: I placed a photo of a fictional castrato, who is one of my creations as an artist, in my Photo Album. For who cares to know: it's made...
Dear John! Yes, it is one of so called Farinelli arias... I think that after some time it will work out for me. It is considered as one of "oblicatory arias"...
Let me tell you... Son qual nave is a bitch of a sing, even for a virtuoso CT. It is not in any way considered "obligatory", just really awesome if you can...
Hi Ivo I don't wan't to mingle in but I just want to tell you how I can understand you really want to sing this one; I myself can't, but I'm an alt. Good luck...
I would like to have a go at singing it. As a natural soprano, I think I probably could, with a lot of practice, for which I would have to make time. John W....
Dear Zachary! I am very much agree with this, what You said about singing this aria. I would say that breathing, deep tone and full legato are the keys for...
Hi all, I have a question in regards to vocal health. I have been singing soprano for the past two years in my church choir. I have been recently asked to sing...
I once heard from my vocal instructor that the structure of your vocal cords has much to do with it. My personal experience tells me that you should be able to...
I'm new here and I want to say hello to all of you. I'm Anja's sister and i've been a castrati lover for 10 years. I want to know all about the castrati and i...
I'd be glad to be the first to answer and welcome you, as you are my sister. I hope you'll be glad I've introduced you here, but I'm sure they'll love you! ...
I don't know how true was this old rhyme: Tenors make bad countertenors. I read that in a countertenor link. From what I have observed most sopranists and...
I think if you're really serious with your CT vocal training, you should only allow yourself to sing the treble lines. I just left a choir who assigned me to...
Hi there, I have some questions: Can anyone tell me in wich museas the famous portrets of Farinelli are hanging? I know one is hanging in Bologna but I don't...
Hi there I want to make a painting with some famous castrati sitting next to each other as if they posed for it. Does anyone have a suggestion which castrati I...
Hi, Eva I think there's one in Melbourne, Australia. However, if you take a look at the website at the foot of this message, you'll find heaps of info about ...
Offhand, there is one and possibly two in the Royal College of Music in London, one in Naples as well as a least one in Bologna, one in Bucharest (Romania),...
There are paintings or drawings or engravings of at least the following in existence, of which I think I posted links:- Farinelli (several), Caffarelli,...
... also ... Moreschi ... enough ... his ... Any specific links, please? ... in ... around ... It's an interesting thought. The great Girolamo Crescentini...
Hello Anja, I just have to say your sculpture is strikingly life-like and one of the few real artistic interpretations of a castrato I've ever seen. You...
See my previous posts to especially the Castrati_History group, several days ago. Also see Elsa Scammell's website, http://www.velluti.org , named after our...
O thank you for your compliment, that's really nice of you! Actually, I'm working on another castrato now, also one that came from my own imagination. His name...
