18th-century Italian male actors

Farinelli (; 24 January 1705 – 16 September 1782) was the stage name of Carlo Maria Michelangelo Nicola Broschi (), a celebrated Italian castrato singer of the 18th century and one of the greatest singers in the history of opera, composer, and musician. Farinelli was a soprano castrato, with a range from approximately F3-D6.

thumb|Senesino c. 1720 right|thumb|Senesino in 1735, by Van Haecken after Hudson thumb|Portrait of the contralto castrato Francesco Bernardi, better known under his stage name Senesino; at the same time a parody of the castrati and their singing – and the wealth they earned with it. The lines beneath the portrait read, in Italian and English: "Renown'd Sienna gave him birth and name / Kind Heaven his Voice and Harmony his Fame / While here the Great and Fair their Tribute bring / The Deaf may wonder whence his Merits spring / But all think Fortune just, that hear him sing".

Italian opera singer (1685-1756)

Italian opera singer

Italian opera singer

Italian actor (1676-1753)

Italian opera singer (1714-1761)

Italian opera singer (1728-1792)

Italian opera singer

Italian castrato singer (1700-1760)

Italian opera singer

Italian actor and writer

Italian castrato singer, composer and writer on music

Italian actor

Italian actor (1697-1733)

Italian singer

Italian singer

Italian opera singer

Italian actor