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Alessandro Moreschi

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Alessandro Moreschi (November 11, 1858 - April 21, 1922) was one of the most famous castrati singers of the late 19th century, and was the only castrato of the classic bel canto tradition to make sound recordings. He was, in fact, the only castrato ever to make solo recordings.

He was perhaps the best known castrato of his day after Domenico Mustafa, a former Direttore Perpetuo of the Sistine Chapel. Other famous castrati singers at this time were Domenico Salvatori and Giovanni Cesari.

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reggg wrote:
May 2009

love the applause... yaaaaah!

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Duszanbe wrote:
May 2009

biedny...

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flameevans wrote:
March 2009

could someone please tell me if castrati sing in masculine or feminine rolls?

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Tipheret wrote:
February 2009

Hmm... he recorded when he was in his forties... how he could have sounded if he did when he was in his prime?

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AntiWarhol wrote:
December 2008

no testicles HE TOO HAS DIGNITY

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lllloni wrote:
June 2008

eerie but pretty

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borra_cuervo wrote:
April 2008

Can you believe that some of them actually asked to be castrated (it's documented in some cases)?

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bobthewalrus wrote:
January 2008

I like how Last.fm asks me if I'm Alessandro Moreschi, and gives Moreschi the option of uploading his music.

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brendanvox wrote:
August 2007

the current picture makes it look like he had facial hair and no eyeballs. vote for a new one.

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brendanvox wrote:
August 2007

beautiful.

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kikoNEKTARINA wrote:
May 2007

this is so cool!

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krinanektarina wrote:
January 2007

haven't played the record yet, very excited!

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edimervaldo wrote:
December 2006

He's the only castrato whose voice was recorded. His songs are storical recordings.

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muggleangel wrote:
July 2006

Poor Alessandro, he did too have a penis

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