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THE CASTRATO AS STAR AND SEX-SYMBOL

The popularity of Italian opera throughout Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries created a surge in demand for castrati to sing it. Tony Perrottet tells of the fabulous fees and amorous liaisons awaiting these glamorous and gelded performers ...

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