The opera singer with one of the rarest voices in the world: ‘Being on stage is not easy’
Samuel Mariño was bullied at school for his voice. But now the male soprano is storming the classical world – one sequin at a timeOne of the rarest voices in the world of opera is now in Australia and its owner, Venezuelan-born Samuel Mariño, is set to charm audiences with his crystal pure natural soprano – and his four suitcases of frothy tulle, slinky sequins and towering heels.As a male soprano, aka a sopranist, Mariño does not sing falsetto, a technique employed by countertenors to sing the roles originally written for castrati in the baroque and classical repertoire. Continue reading...
Samuel Mariño was bullied at school for his voice. But now the male soprano is storming the classical world – one sequin at a time
One of the rarest voices in the world of opera is now in Australia and its owner, Venezuelan-born Samuel Mariño, is set to charm audiences with his crystal pure natural soprano – and his four suitcases of frothy tulle, slinky sequins and towering heels.
As a male soprano, aka a sopranist, Mariño does not sing falsetto, a technique employed by countertenors to sing the roles originally written for castrati in the baroque and classical repertoire. Continue reading...
