castrato

"Reinventing a castrato's voice is a technical difficulty....

阉伶的声音是怎麽出来的?

From the left: Italy: The Italian castrato Farinelli (Carlo Broschi 1705-1782) led a fairy-tale life, first on European opera stages and then at the Spanish royal court in Madrid.

从左至右： 义大利：义大利被阉割的男歌手Farinelli（Carlo Broschi，1705-1782）曾经过著童话般的生活，他先是在欧洲剧院唱歌，后来在马德里的西班牙皇家宫廷唱歌。

Castrato Training and Male Singing

阉人歌手与男声歌唱训练

the rise of the countertenor, the modern equivalent of the castrato without the unacceptable job requirements;

上男高音的崛起代替了原来的阉唱男高音，而且上男高音还不必接受阉唱男高音所必须的职业要求；

castrato

n. 被阉的男歌手