De virtuoos
By: Margriet de Moor.
Series: Pandora pockets
Publisher: Pandora
Published: 2000
Place of publication: [Amsterdam]
Language: dut
Number of pages: 162
Subjects: Opera -- Fiction.; Naples (Italy) -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Fiction.
Genres: Fiction.
Description: A romance in 18th century Naples between a woman opera lover and a castrated opera singer. He is Gasparo, who as a boy underwent an operation to retain his high-pitched vocal range, a custom of the day. She is Carlotta, a married woman who knew him as a child.