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'''Gaetano Felice Orsini''' ({{circa}} 1667 ‐ {{date|1750|10|21}}), often only named '''Gaetano''',  was a castrato singer.  

'''Gaetano Felice Orsini''' ({{circa}} 1667 ‐ {{date|1750|10|21}}), often only named '''Gaetano''',  was a castrato singer.  

Born in Bologna, his path took him to Milan and Vienna. At the court of Vienna, he was one of the busiest singers; his career at the ''Hofkapelle'' lasted more than 50 years in which he performed in many oratorios and operas. As the ''Österreichisches Musiklexikon'' notes, his voice was often accompanied by a violoncello or ''chalumeau'' ''obligato'', not a very frequent choice, which helps us to make assumptions about the character of Orsini's voice that it complemented the cello or the chalumeau ‐ a single-reed woodwind instrument, the predecessor to the modern carinet ‐ so well.  

Born in Bologna, his path took him to Milan and Vienna. At the court of Vienna, he was one of the busiest singers; his career at the ''Hofkapelle'' lasted more than 50 years in which he performed in many oratorios and operas. As the ''Österreichisches Musiklexikon'' notes, his voice was often accompanied by a violoncello or ''chalumeau'' ''obligato'', not a very frequent choice, which helps us to make assumptions about the character of Orsini's voice that it complemented the cello or the chalumeau ‐ a single-reed woodwind instrument, the predecessor to the modern carinet ‐ so well.