‘Travesty’ in Opera: breeches roles and gender reversals
Thursday 12th November '15
In early Italian Opera, from the 1600’s until about 1800, many operatic roles were written for castrati. Recently more men have been trained as countertenors to sing these roles, however it is often women who …
Read#vlogtober 19th, A Lesser Known Castrato
Monday 19th October '15
Farinelli is perhaps the most well known castrato singer and the new West- End production of Farinelli and the King brings his story back to life for the stage.Between the 17th and early 20th centuries, many …
Read