18th-century Italian male opera singers

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

Italian opera singer (1685-1756)

Italian singer castrato

Italian composer, singer and kapellmeister

Italian opera singer

Italian opera singer (1728-1792)

Italian opera singer

Italian singer and composer

Italian castrato singer and music teacher (1732-1813)

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Italian opera singer (1731-1806)

Italian opera singer (1744-1826)

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Italian singer and opera singer (1778-1845)

Italian soprano castrato (1712-1755)

Italian operaratic tenor