castrato /kæsˈtɹɑː.təʊ/adjective 3noun 2forms 2 adjective3 •Castrated; especially castrated prepubescently. •Having, using or containing the voice of a castrato (noun). •Originally composed for a castrato.Nowadays, either women or countertenors take the castrato roles. noun2 •A male who has been castrated, especially a male whose testicles have been removed before puberty in order to retain his boyish voice.A castrato stepped forward, a slender / young man with earnest grey eyes. — 2001 •A male soprano or alto voice produced by castration of the treble singer before puberty, intended to conserve his voice; the singer.As contexts shift, so does generational taste. Just ask the castrati – the high-voiced boy singers displaced when Enlightenment liberalism restored female performers to the stage. — 2025 formscastrati · castratos
