Donald Satz wrote:
>What I still don't appreciate is that King does not employ female
>soloists. Does anyone else on the list have a problem with that aspect
>of the performance?
Well, that's HIP for you - "warts and all". I think the male voices in
Bach's time comes from accomplished young male singers (i.e., possibly
trained and groomed from a very tender age) and maybe, to a certain extent,
the use of castrati. Can anyone verified this information?
Cheers
Kar-Ming Chong
Associate Lecturer
Department of Accounting & Finance