The paper talks about Verdi, Wagner, etc. The "Non piu andrai" link is Mozart, and not performed very well. In fact it supports the article. For big spinto voi

The paper talks about Verdi, Wagner, etc. The "Non piu andrai" link is Mozart, and not performed very well. In fact it supports the article. For big spinto voices search for Franco Corelli, for big dramatic voices Mario del Monaco. And these two were already at the end of the golden age. This is not a case of rose tinted glasses. It is all on YouTube and painfully evident. The article gives a couple of sane reasons: Very few people are exposed to singing in the first place these days, so talent goes unnoticed. The war on masculinity might play a role for men as well.