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Re: Close encounters of the fourth kind: Male-Castratto choir...

Posted by SR (A) on November 26, 2002 at 19:32:44

In Reply to: Close encounters of the fourth kind: Male-Castratto choir... posted by mutant on November 26, 2002 at 17:58:21:

Here's a link to several CD's on Amazon. The only one I've heard is the Moreschi. "Last Castrato" was recorded shortly after turn of last century. Very poor recording quality, but you get the drift of what he sounded like. Can't say I know which recording your friend has on LP, very possibly the Moreschi.

It is a very strange sound that I find very creepy, but then I'm no fan of counter tenors either. I like singers to look somewhat the way they sound. It's odd watching opera that had a Castrati lead. The parts are now sung by women, so you often end up with a woman playing a part where she is romantically pursuing another woman. This often works well in porno films, but not so much so in opera.

I'm certainly glad the practice of mutilating boys ended. The truely tragic part is that sometimes it didn't work, despite being castrated the boys voice didn't hold it's youthful pure quality and the kid was doomed to a freakish life without even getting work as a singer.

Regards

Steve

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