Mozart

[einahpets]

Oh My God
I accidentally just discovered one of the songs I sang in All County, when I was in 5th grade, was originally written by Mozart for a castrati.
I'm so happy right now.

"Soprano Michael Maniaci Sings Mozart's "Esultate Jubilate": K 165, Allegro" (Watch on YouTube)

FYI, this is a modern day real life man named Michael Maniaci who never experienced puberty like other guys.

Comments

[reni-m.livejournal.com]

I have now.
But he isn't a natural soprano like Maniaci. You can tell he's a countertenor because he has no softness. It's just one dynamic, loud.
Impressive, yes. But it's just not the same as a natural male soprano, if there's anything natural about it.