I had all my research printed out for class on Farinelli and castrato. Didn't realize I needed to post it on here ! :)
Farinelli also known as Carlo Broschi was known as one of the greatest castrati there was. There is no record or any recording or Farinelli's actual voice but recreations have been made to depict the sound that he would have produced. Castrati were known for there amazingly high pitched voices, which were obtainted by a surgery performed on them while they're still in their abolencent years. They would remove the testicles of a man in his pubecent years which would allow no testosterone to be released into the body. Since men have a larger lung capacity, castrati singers would be able to hold unbelieveable high pitched notes for more than one minute!
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