Meaning of castrato | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A male who has been castrated, especially a male whose testicles have been removed before puberty in order to retain his boyish voice.
2. A male soprano or alto voice produced by castration of the treble singer before puberty, intended to conserve his voice; the singer.

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Examples

“A castrato stepped forward, a slender / young man with earnest grey eyes.”

“As contexts shift, so does generational taste. Just ask the castrati – the high-voiced boy singers displaced when Enlightenment liberalism restored female performers to the stage.”

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