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arildno
Jul27-09, 04:49 AM
Alessandro Moreschi (1858-1922) was the last castrato singer in the Sistine Chapel.


In 1902 and 1904, he made some recordings, so that we still can hear how a castrato singer sounded like.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slhhg8sI6Ds

Here is his wikipedia biography:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandro_Moreschi
TheStatutoryApe
Jul27-09, 05:57 AM
For a moment there I thought this was going to be about a castrato that was still alive. I was begining to wonder when they had stopped doing that.
mgb_phys
Jul27-09, 08:32 AM
Good job that the idea of singers undergoing huge numbers of weird surgical procedures for their fans has died out.
arildno
Jul27-09, 08:51 AM
Good job that the idea of singers undergoing huge numbers of weird surgical procedures for their fans has died out.

Dolly Parton is still around, isn't she?
leroyjenkens
Jul27-09, 11:42 AM
I wonder if castratos can hit the really high notes, like Mariah Carey.

Anyone know if this guy is a castrato?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR7TOwrb6wo&feature=rec-HM-r2
Ivan Seeking
Jul27-09, 01:42 PM
Alessandro Moreschi (1858-1922) was the last castrato singer in the Sistine Chapel.

That guy is terrible!
Jimmy Snyder
Jul27-09, 02:06 PM
I took singing lessons to learn how to project from my diaphragm and did a lot of breathing exercises but it hasn't helped, I still can't sing well. What's my next move?
mgb_phys
Jul27-09, 02:17 PM
I still can't sing well. What's my next move?
Two bricks?
Jimmy Snyder
Jul27-09, 02:20 PM
Never mind. My voice coach just told me. :eek: I've decided I don't have an ear for music anyway. Not since I tried to learn the post-impressionist painting style.
junglebeast
Jul27-09, 02:40 PM
It's not bad, but I really prefer Sarah Brightman's version. Unfortunately, although Sarah has many versions of Ave Maria on YouTube, I don't think they are the good ones...so I had to upload this myself

http://www.mediafire.com/?fryiez5nywn
TheStatutoryApe
Jul27-09, 02:41 PM
Never mind. My voice coach just told me. :eek: I've decided I don't have an ear for music anyway. Not since I tried to learn the post-impressionist painting style.

Do you sing through the nose? Certainly wouldn't want to cut off the nose to spite the voice.
Jimmy Snyder
Jul27-09, 02:48 PM
Do you sing through the nose? Certainly wouldn't want to cut off the nose to spite the voice.
I'm running out of things to cut off. My legs were blown off in the war so I had to lay down my arms.
Proton Soup
Jul29-09, 12:40 AM
Do you sing through the nose? Certainly wouldn't want to cut off the nose to spite the voice.

speaking of which, i thought this thread was going to be about michael jackson. there was once a rumor that he was a castrato.