Performing the Marked Body of the Castrati
What is a mark?
Reading/Writing a Body
The History of a Mark
Marked Bodies
My Research Questions
Origins
Il Castrato
La Voce
Spectator & Performer
The Castrati Today: The Castrati Writes Back
Final Thoughts
Annotated Bibliography
Make Your Mark
Carlo Broschi, Farinelli. Portrait by Bartolomeo Nazari, 1734. From "The World of the Castrati" by Patrick Barbier