males who were castrated before puberty so that they could be trained to play feminine roles in plays and operas in the 18th century. The [tonal] quality of the castrati was so pure that the castrated youths were in great demand as performers. Many famous composers of the era wrote [operatic] parts especially for [the voices] of the castrati.

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