Alessandro Moreschi (11 November 1858 – 21 April 1922) was an Italian chorister of the late 19th century and the only castrato to make solo recordings. [1]

A castrato (Italian; pl.: castrati) is a male singer who underwent castration before puberty in order to retain a singing voice equivalent to that of a soprano, mezzo-soprano, or contralto. The voice can also occur in one who, due to an endocrinological condition, never reaches sexual maturity.

Oct 11, 2018 · Prepubescent castration for the purposes of the music industry was almost entirely abandoned during the late 18th century, and in 1870 it was made illegal in Italy. Alessandro Moreschi, called the Angel of Rome, was a castrato singer …

Dec 7, 2021 · In fact, the very last castrati singer was the man we heard at the top of the show, Alessandro Moreschi. Moreschi was born in 1858 and was castrated at age seven, when his parents claimed he needed a hernia operation.

Sep 16, 1984 · Moreschi (1858-1922) was the last castrato singer, the sole remaining specimen of a great line that flourished as early as the 16th century and that came to fruition in the 18th century with a...

The last castrato to sing on stage, Velutti, had retired 30 years before Moreschi's birth. As his repertoire and technique show, he belongs to the world of late 19th century...

Aug 27, 2021 · Alessandro Moreschi was the Italian only castrato singer to make solo recordings in the late 19th century. A biographical essay including photos of the last known castrato

The last famous castrato was Giovanni-Battista Velutti, 1781-1861. The last important opera written for him was Meyerbeer’s JI Crociato in Egitto, in 1824.

Alessandro Moreschi (1858-1922) holds a significant place in music history as the last living castrato singer, and the only one known to have recorded on the newly-invented phonograph. Moreschi’s legacy, preserved today on digitally-enhanced CD, …

The Last Castrato tells the story of Alessandro Moreschi, the last of that unique, almost forgotten group --the castrati-- who were damaged at a young age by forces beyond their control. The play is set at a Vatican that has been uneasily thrust into the twentieth century, as Moreschi becomes the only member of his line to preserve his voice ...