Thursday, October 11, 2007

Male soprano


The Times does a profile of Michael Maniaci, an adult male soprano.
He does not sing falsetto, nor does he have a baritone register, as counter-tenors do. On the other hand, he is whole and male (he obviously shaves; he assures me he is fertile). It is just that some quirk in his development led to all the appurtenances of puberty appearing except one – his larynx did not grow along with the rest of him. As a consequence, his voice never broke.
Needless to say, he's turning into a specialist in Baroque opera.


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