Farinelli singer biography paper
Farinelli singer biography paper
Farinelli | Castrato, Opera, Composer | Britannica.
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Who is Farinelli?
Farinelli (January 24, 1705 – September 16, 1782), whose real name was Carlo Broschi, was one of the most famous Italian soprano castrato singers of the 18th century.
Early years
Broschi was born in Andria (now in the Italian region of Puglia) into a family of musicians.
His father Salvatore was also governor of Maratea and Cisternino from 1706 to 1709.
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Broschi was castrated as a boy to preserve his young voice into adulthood.
As was often the case, an excuse had to be found for this always illegal operation, and in Carlo's case it was said to have been necessitated by a fall from a horse.
In 1711, Carlo's family moved to Naples, where the young singer later studied with the famous composer and singing-teacher Nicola Porpora. He made his public debut in 1720 in Porpora's Angelica e Medoro, and soon became famous throughout Italy as il ragazzo ("the boy"; the or