Moreschi - The Last Castrato
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Composer: Giovanni AldegaComposer: Anonymous
Composer: Emilo Calzanera
Composer: Gaetano Capocci
Composer: Gregorian Chant
Composer: Charles Gounod
Composer: Leibach
Composer: Salvatore Meluzzi
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Composer: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Composer: Luigi Pratesi
Composer: Gioachino Rossini
Composer: Johann Gustav Eduard Stehle
Composer: Eugenio Terziani
Composer: Paolo Tosti
Composer: Tomas Luis de Victoria
Conductor: Alessandro Moreschi
Performer: Alessandro Moreschi
Conductor: Baron Kanzler
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1993-01-21
Music Label: Pearl
Soundtracks:
- Crucifixus
- Crucifixus
- Pie Jesu
- Laudamus te
Music reviews of Moreschi - The Last Castrato
Music Review: Haunting and heartbreaking
Rating: 5 Stars
I first heard this recording in an opera lit class in graduate school. I have never forgotten the utter grief that abounds in this man's voice. Of course the quality of the recording is terrible, but this is a major piece of music history. Today we have several singers who are "natural" castrati, which I'm sure is very difficult, but men like Moreschi were mutilated as children and had no choice in the decision to castrate. Getting past the technical quality of the recording and the fact that this man's voice (and soul) were exhausted reveals a truly beautiful tone, especially in the high notes, that we won't hear again. Rest in peace, Mr. Moreschi.
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