As noted, there is only one recording of a castrato singer in existence because the popularity of castrati occurred before recording technology existed. However, there are historical records that annotate the life and success of many of the most famous castrati singers. ...
A castrato is a male singer who was castrated before puberty. The immediate effect on their voice was that they retained the high notes andrangeof their immature voice, but the operation also had a variety of other effects. The lack of testosterone meant that the singers’ bones didn’t har...