Castrato
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kæsˈtɹɑː.təʊ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Castrato is a noun meaning A male who has been castrated, especially a male whose testicles have been removed before puberty in order to retain his boyish voice.
Meaning
A male who has been castrated, especially a male whose testicles have been removed before puberty in order to retain his boyish voice.
More Meanings
- (music) A male soprano or alto voice produced by castration of the treble singer before puberty, intended to conserve his voice; the singer.
- (literally) Castrated; especially castrated prepubescently.
- Having, using or containing the voice of a castrato (noun).
- Originally composed for a castrato.
Example Sentences
Nowadays, either women or countertenors take the castrato roles.
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.
Word Forms
- castratos
- castrati
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include castrate, spado, eunuch, spade, cisboy, cavalier.
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