Why 🦉 CultureCultureCulture picked: Book examines the connection between auteur Federico Fellini and the last castrato
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Source: theartnewspaper.com
“Castrato Phantoms” explores the artistic legacy of a cruel historic practice that saw young boys mutilated in order to create distinctive singing voices in later life
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This is an insightful look into the artistic legacy of the last castrato and his influence on the cinema of auteur Federico Fellini.
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This is an insightful look into the artistic legacy of the last castrato and his influence on the cinema of auteur Federico Fellini.
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