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 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.
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