The Art of the Castrato Volume 1This anthology contains 60 arias by 38 composers from 57 operas dated between 1661 and 1772. The composers include Handel, Vivaldi, Scarlatti, Ariosti, J.C. Bach and Mozart. Each aria was composed for an alto castrato, making this collection unique and an invaluable tool for countertenors and contraltos who are looking for material for auditions and recitals. It is also highly useful for the scholar of the development of operatic music from the Baroque the birth of Classicism