Baldassare Ferri
Baldassare Ferri (9 December 1610 – 10 September 1680) was an Italian castrato singer. He is said to have possessed "extraordinary endurance of breath, flexibility of voice and depth of emotion". [citation needed]
History
He was born in
He received many honors from royalty and the nobles of various countries, and was one of the most renowned singers of his time. In 1654 he journeyed to Sweden to sing by request before Queen Christine, his voice even then being famous throughout Europe. He was made a knight of St. Mark of Venice in 1643, sonnets were written in his honor, and he was crowned by his countrymen with roses. Five years before his death Ferri returned to his native country. He died exceedingly rich and left a great deal of money to charity. His voice was a wonderful organ, a beautiful soprano, with a limpid quality that musicians of the time declared was "indescribable." His intonation was perfect and all musicians spoke of his length of breath which was almost inexhaustible, and at all times his singing was quiet and expressive. While singing, Ferri was often 'motionless as a statue'.[2]
References
- ^ Lawrence, W. J. (1923). "Foreign Singers and Musicians at the Court of Charles II". The Musical Quarterly. 9 (2): 217–225 – via JSTOR.
- ^ DESLER, ANNE (2015). "'The little that I have done is already gone and forgotten': Farinelli and Burney Write Music History". Cambridge Opera Journal. 27 (3): 230 – via JSTOR.
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