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How did Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart adjust his compositional technique when writing for a Mezzosoprano en travesti? A comparison between the roles of Cherubino and Sesto

Heroic male operatic roles were not always limited to what is today mainly known as male voices (tenor or baritone/bass). In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries prepubescent boys were often castrated in order to keep their voices within the treble range. Some of these boys were extremely musica...

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Main Author: Pretorious, Ane Sophia
Other Authors: Sandmeier, Rebekka
Format: Thesis
Language:Eng
Published: College of Music 2019
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