Who Was the Last Castrato Singer in the Sistine Chapel?

[arildno]

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.



Here is his wikipedia biography:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandro_Moreschi

 

[TheStatutoryApe]

For a moment there I thought this was going to be about a castrato that was still alive. I was beginning to wonder when they had stopped doing that.

 

[mgb_phys]

Good job that the idea of singers undergoing huge numbers of weird surgical procedures for their fans has died out.

 

[arildno]

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]

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]

Alessandro Moreschi (1858-1922) was the last castrato singer in the Sistine Chapel.

That guy is terrible!

 

[Jimmy Snyder]

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]

I still can't sing well. What's my next move?

Two bricks?

 

[Jimmy Snyder]

Never mind. My voice coach just told me. I've decided I don't have an ear for music anyway. Not since I tried to learn the post-impressionist painting style.

 

[junglebeast]

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]

Never mind. My voice coach just told me. 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]

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]

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.