Bel canto originated from Castrato under the background of religious music and has retained the vocal techniques used by Castrati. 美声唱法是从宗教音乐的背景中诞生的,最早源自“阉人歌手”。
Castrato: A male soprano especially cut out for his job. 阉人歌手:一名男性女高音歌手尤其适合他的工作。
Castrato Training and Male Singing 阉人歌手与男声歌唱训练
In particular, many arias written for soprano, tenor, castrato are really enjoyable, and they are the beauty of the beauties. 尤其是为女高音、男高音、阉伶所写的众多咏叹调,令人赏心悦目、回味无穷,可谓是其歌剧的美中之美。
Castrato, the special singer which created in medieval Europe, is the combination of religion and human physiology of that age. 阉人歌手,是欧洲中世纪时产生的特殊的歌唱家,是当时宗教和人性生理相结合的产物。
But along with the development of vocal music and human physiology realization, the castrato were declined and disappeared at the history stage at the end of 19th Century. 但随着声乐的进步和人类人性认识的进步,19世纪末阉人歌手逐渐退出历史的舞台。