Castrato

/kɑːstɹˈɑːtə‍ʊ/

/kæstɹˈɑːɾoʊ/

Castrato

a male singer who was castrated before puberty and retains a soprano or alto voice

Examples

1. Are these castrati singing this?

2. The castrato had a high voice but a very big body.

3. This particular castrato was called Bellino.

4. Now, there was some economic advantage to the castrato because one castrato could make as much noise as three falsettists or four choirboys.