Portrait of a Castrato: Politics, Patronage, and Music in the Life of Atto Melani - Freitas, Roger (Cambridge New York Cambridge University Press, 2009)
Creating a castrato -- The politics of patronage: 1638-1653 -- In pursuit of prestige: 1653-1655 -- The sexuality of the castrato -- Disgrace and transformation: 1656-1671 -- Atto Melani and the cantata -- Completing the portrait: 1671-1714.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [390]-417) and index.
Keywords: Melani, Atto -- 1626-1714; 17th Century (1601-1700); 18th Century (1701-1800); Castrato; Diplomat; Biography; Paris (France); Rome (Italy)