In Praise of the Falsetto
Barney Hoskyns,
The Independent,
3 November 1995
The castrato may be dead, if temporarily exhumed in the film Farinelli, but men continue to sing like women. Barney Hoskyns reaches for the high notes.
Total word count of piece: 767
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