castrati
- plural of castrato.
Example Sentences
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The book follows the story of two castrati who become successful opera singers in Venice and whose lives are intertwined.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025
In their heyday, Handel’s operas almost always involved castrati, singers who were castrated as boys to preserve their higher voices but still gained the full lung capacity and overall stamina of grown men.
From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2024
She has excelled in Baroque roles that veered from the mainstream, releasing recordings devoted to 19th century soprano Maria Malibran, castrati and composers Antonio Salieri and Agostino Steffani.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 7, 2023
In Vivaldi’s day, when castrati ruled the roost, the entire cast would have been male.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2023
He will give us these castrati, Dany thought, and then he will march home and make some more.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
