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Cry to Heaven Cry to Heaven (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 22,320 ratings — published 1982
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The Manly Masquerade: Masculinity, Paternity, and Castration in the Italian Renaissance The Manly Masquerade: Masculinity, Paternity, and Castration in the Italian Renaissance (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.67 — 12 ratings — published 2003
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The Castrato: Reflections on Natures and Kinds (Ernest Bloch Lectures) (Volume 16) The Castrato: Reflections on Natures and Kinds (Ernest Bloch Lectures) (Volume 16)
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avg rating 4.11 — 27 ratings — published 2014
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The Modern Castrato: Gaetano Guadagni and the Coming of a New Operatic Age The Modern Castrato: Gaetano Guadagni and the Coming of a New Operatic Age (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5 ratings — published 2014
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The Castrato and His Wife The Castrato and His Wife (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.38 — 102 ratings — published 2011
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The World of the Castrati: The History of an Extraordinary Operatic Phenomenon The World of the Castrati: The History of an Extraordinary Operatic Phenomenon (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as castrati)
avg rating 3.98 — 107 ratings — published 1989
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Diálogo do Frango e da Franga Diálogo do Frango e da Franga (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 18 ratings — published 1763
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Castrato Phantoms: Moreschi, Fellini, and the Sacred Vernacular in Rome Castrato Phantoms: Moreschi, Fellini, and the Sacred Vernacular in Rome (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 2026
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Sarrasine Sarrasine (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as castrati)
avg rating 3.65 — 3,226 ratings — published 1830
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Observations on the Castrati in Britain Observations on the Castrati in Britain (Hardcover)
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avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published
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Venanzio Rauzzini in Britain: Castrato, Composer, and Cultural Leader Venanzio Rauzzini in Britain: Castrato, Composer, and Cultural Leader (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as castrati)
avg rating 4.00 — 2 ratings — published 2014
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The Journals and Letters of Susan Burney: Music and Society in Late Eighteenth-Century England The Journals and Letters of Susan Burney: Music and Society in Late Eighteenth-Century England (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.50 — 2 ratings — published 2012
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Susanna, the Captain & the Castrato: Scenes from the Burney Salon, 1779-80 Susanna, the Captain & the Castrato: Scenes from the Burney Salon, 1779-80 (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.67 — 6 ratings — published 2004
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The Castrati in Opera (Opera Library) The Castrati in Opera (Opera Library)
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avg rating 3.52 — 21 ratings — published 1956
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Casanova: Actor Lover Priest Spy Casanova: Actor Lover Priest Spy (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.67 — 551 ratings — published 2008
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Painted Veil (Tito Amato, #2) Painted Veil (Tito Amato, #2)
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avg rating 3.79 — 130 ratings — published 2005
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Italy's Eighteenth Century: Gender and Culture in the Age of the Grand Tour Italy's Eighteenth Century: Gender and Culture in the Age of the Grand Tour (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.62 — 8 ratings — published 2009
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Eighteenth-Century Diaspora of Italian Music and Musicians (Speculum musicae, v. 8) Eighteenth-Century Diaspora of Italian Music and Musicians (Speculum musicae, v. 8)
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avg rating 3.00 — 2 ratings — published 2001
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The Late Baroque Era: From the 1680s to 1740 (MUSIC AND SOCIETY) The Late Baroque Era: From the 1680s to 1740 (MUSIC AND SOCIETY)
by (shelved 1 time as castrati)
avg rating 3.00 — 1 rating — published 1993
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Eunuchs and Castrati: A Cultural History Eunuchs and Castrati: A Cultural History (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.66 — 32 ratings — published 1999
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Farinelli Le Castrat Des Lumieres (French Edition) Farinelli Le Castrat Des Lumieres (French Edition)
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avg rating 3.45 — 20 ratings — published 1994
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The Gendering of Men, 1600-1750: Volume 2, Queer Articulations The Gendering of Men, 1600-1750: Volume 2, Queer Articulations (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.67 — 3 ratings — published 2008
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Castration Castration (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 35 ratings — published 2000
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Angels and Monsters: Male and Female Sopranos in the Story of Opera Angels and Monsters: Male and Female Sopranos in the Story of Opera (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as castrati)
avg rating 4.00 — 15 ratings — published 2004
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Anatomy of Murder (Crowther and Westerman, #2) Anatomy of Murder (Crowther and Westerman, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as castrati)
avg rating 3.96 — 2,036 ratings — published 2010
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The Jewels of Paradise The Jewels of Paradise (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.28 — 4,850 ratings — published 2012
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Nightingale Nightingale (ebook)
by (shelved 1 time as castrati)
avg rating 3.00 — 2 ratings — published 2011
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Interrupted Aria (Tito Amato, #1) Interrupted Aria (Tito Amato, #1)
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avg rating 3.50 — 286 ratings — published 2004
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Anne Rice
“Who were the men who did this?" Guido demanded suddenly.
Tonio was putting on his cloak. He looked up as if already in deep thought.
"Fools," he answered, "at the command of a coward.”
― Anne Rice , Cry to Heaven