Derek Lee Ragin (born June 17, 1958) is an American countertenor. For the soundtrack of the 1994 film Farinelli Il Castrato, his voice was electronically blended with that of soprano Ewa Mallas Godlewska to recreate the famous castrato 's voice.
Regarded as one of the foremost vocal artists of our day, Derek Lee Ragin has achieved special renown for his pioneering efforts in establishing countertenor singing as an art form in his native United States. The subtlety of style, purity of tone, and emotional impact of his singing have brought new dimensions of expression to the countertenor's art. The beauty of Ragin's voice came to the attention of a wider international audience when he was heard on the soundtrack to "Farinelli," the acclaimed Sony Pictures Classics feature film based on the life of the great 18th-century castrato.
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