What is a castrato?

a. a woodwind instrument that developed during the early Renaissance that sounds like a hybrid of a clarinet and
trumpet
b. a popular term for the violin
c. a high, soprano-like voice produced by adult male singers when they sing in head voice and not in full chest
voice
d. a celebrated female opera singer; a prima donna
e. a boy or adult singer who had been castrated to keep his voice in the soprano register


ANSWER: e

Art & Culture

You might also like to view...

Why did Wagner consider mythology to be the perfect subject for his "music of the future"?

What will be an ideal response?

Art & Culture

Clifford Odets is the most successful of the realistic Irish playwrights.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Art & Culture

A sixth scale degree is called ______________________ .

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Art & Culture

The Native American ____ was originally a small tent used during the hunting season

a. toba batak b. yurt c. tipi d. goahti

Art & Culture