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Also Known As	evirato

Topics

eunuch soprano castration contralto voice type singer-songwriters baritone tenor bass countertenor alto mezzo-soprano

Key People

Farinelli

Italian singer

Young girl wearing a demin jacket playing the trumpet (child, musical instruments, Asian ethnicity)

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