From tenor to soprano, this trans singer shines in Argentina
By AFP
22 December 2019 |
1:20 pm
Maria Castillo Lima started singing as a tenor in the famous Colon Theatre of Buenos Aires before her transition, after which she became the first trans woman to sing soprano in the theatre.
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