Soundcloud:Farinelli
Farinelli (Italian pronunciation: [fariˈnɛlːi]; 24 January 1705 – 16 September 1782)[a] was the stage name of Carlo Maria Michelangelo Nicola Broschi (pronounced [ˈkarlo ˈbrɔski]), a celebrated Italian castrato singer of the 18th century and one of the greatest singers in the history of opera.[1] Farinelli has been described as having soprano vocal range and sang the highest note customary at the time, C6.