The Castrato: Reflections on Natures and Kinds Volume 16
(Part of the Ernest Bloch Lectures Series)
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The Castrato is a nuanced exploration of why innumerable boys were castrated for singing between the mid-sixteenth and late-nineteenth centuries. It shows that the entire foundation of Western classical singing, culminating in bel canto, was birthed from an unlikely and historically unique set of desires, public and private, aesthetic, economic, and political. In Italy, castration for singing was understood through the lens of Catholic blood...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0520292448
ISBN13:9780520292444
Release Date:August 2016
Publisher:University of California Press
Length:496 Pages
Weight:1.55 lbs.
Dimensions:1.4" x 6.1" x 8.9"
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