Castrato singers: their vocal legacy is project which combines the exploration the song books contained within the University of Glasgow’s Special Collections (http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/specialcollections/index.html?refer=itunes) written by the lost castrato singers of the 18th and 19th centuries and the performance of the music contained within these books. Participating in the Hunterian Associate Programme 2013, singer and researcher Brianna Robertson brings to life music that has not been performed for over two hundred years in this Hunterian Insight Talk. She explores the technical and the anatomical differences of the castrato singer and how a modern female singer can recreate the music sung by this absent creature.

More information about Brianna, her project and others from the Hunterian Associate Programme can be found at: http://www.gla.ac.uk/hunterian/learning/hunterianassociates/index.html?refer=itunes

Contact: Ruth Fletcher, Student Engagement Officer, [email protected]