The Modern Castrato: Gaetano Guadagni and the Coming of a New Operatic Age chronicles the career of the most significant castrato of the second half of the eigh

The Modern Castrato: Gaetano Guadagni and the Coming of a New Operatic Age chronicles the career of the most significant castrato of the second half of the eigh

Implements stories of surgical alteration to consider how early modern individuals conceived the relationship between body, mind, and self.

A fascinating insight into the life and music-making of the most documented musician of the seventeenth century, castrato Atto Melani.

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