ALL meanings of castrato
cas·tra·to
C c - noun castrato (in 17th- and 18th-century opera) a male singer whose testicles were removed before puberty, allowing the retention of a soprano or alto voice 3
- noun castrato a singer castrated as a boy to preserve the soprano or contralto range of his voice, esp. in 16th-18th cent. Italy 3
- noun castrato A male singer castrated in boyhood so as to retain a soprano or alto voice. The practice of castration was banned in 1903. 1
- noun plural castrato a male singer, especially in the 18th century, castrated before puberty to prevent his soprano or contralto voice range from changing. 1
- noun castrato A male who has been castrated, especially a male whose testicles have been removed before puberty in order to retain his boyish voice. 0
- noun castrato A male soprano or alto voice produced by castration of the treble singer before puberty, intended to conserve his voice; the singer. 0
- adjective castrato (literally) Castrated; especially castrated prepubescently. 0
- adjective castrato Having, using or containing the voice of a castrato (noun). 0
- adjective castrato Originally composed for a castrato. 0