castrati

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One of the castrati--Pamfilo by name--played the part of Lisetta, "una putta di undici anni," and exhibited the most remarkable turn of satirical observation and humour I have ever seen before or since.

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  • Some castrati were truly talented singers; others, desperate or striving, somewhat less so.
  • He'll be a perfect fit for the inside-the-Beltway RINO castrati. —  Latest Articles
  • Purcell is also considered an innovator because of his novel use of the countertenor voice (creating castrati were considered a barbaric practice by the almost-entirely Protestant English). —  The Tech - MIT's Student Newspaper
  • If you had and the rest of your party of castrati had spoken out earlier, we might not have a Kenyan Marxist usurper in the White House. —  Latest Articles
  • And I'm embarrassed, because progressives really are a lame bunch of castrati, there is no anti-war / anti-tax movement. —  WordPress.com News
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