Hi everyone, I enjoy opera music and recently cme across a recording of the castrato Alessandro Moreschi. I would like to know more about this interesting...
... this is interesting, since Moreschi was the last "official" castrato. We have a number of male sopranos, who may produce a somewhat similar sound, by way...
... music Hi Alon, You might like to try this for some MP3s: http://andreasschollsociety.scholl.com/Site_map.htm and links to lots of countertenors here: ...
The Sacramento Early Music Consort, Kirsten Xanthippe, conductor presents George Frideric Handel's oratorio SOLOMON A magnificent oratorio containing the...
Hi, Nick! My understanding (and I am no expert) is that Moreschi was the last person known to have been intentionally castrated for the express purpose of...
Hello, Cindy, Castration was against civil and canon (Church) law, but many blind eyes were turned, as the cathedrals wanted good soprano singers, tried boys...
Hello everybody, My one man show True or Falsetto? A Secret History of the Castrati, after very successful runs in Edinburgh and Amsterdam will open on the 3rd...
Sorry I didn't reply to your personal post, but I have been very ill. I am so glad to hear that True or Falsetto is having extended runs and spreading the word...
Mein God! Thank you Elsa! This is soooooo precious for me. I'll edit them and put them in the programme. I will send you a copy alongside the video that I will...
Sorry about the names; I have been asking my good friend to correct them for me ( I cannot "do" web sites; I merely provide the material and requested that it...
... MORE, MORE, MORE :-) Thank you it's very useful Love Ernesto _________________________________________________________________ Stay in touch with MSN...
hello all :-) it's been awhile since i've been here and apologies for returning with a question which may be rather off-topic, but this is a group in which i...
Hey everyone! I've been a big fan of this Yahoo! group for a while, and finally decided to get in on the fun and join. As a little bit of background for me,...
... It was (most likely I); Peter Giles and I have been friends for a long time and I contributed to his book. I will pass on your thanks to him. As to the...
Sorry for sluggish reply; apart from the other reasons, my mouse got cross ! Farinelli; well; everyone knows about him, and his acting as an anti-depressant...
Sorry for sluggish reply; apart from the other reasons, my mouse got cross ! Farinelli; well; everyone knows about him, and his acting as an anti-depressant...
May I thank you very much for the fascinating notes, even though I am only an eavesdropper, so to speak? I have the "Last Castrato c.d. and I found the music...
Did the same operatic charater in Artaserse sing both "palido il sole" and "son qual nave"? I am not too familiar with this opera by Hasse. Nor have I listened...
I have updated the list of recent CD-releases for March. See: www.geocities.com/johan_van_veen/cd_releases.html Johan van Veen Utrecht (Netherlands) ...
afternoon gents, I am a 24 year old music student who is currently starting on his trek of becoming a countertenor, and ive already run into some snags. My...
dear Elsa, thank you very much but alas the press office has decided not to include any info on castrati. The booklet will be 8 pages long and there will be no...
Dear friends! I am very new in this list - somewhere 3 months. I am enjoying this list a lot because it has been very useful for me. Now I have a question and...
That's all right, Ernesto; they won't go bad ! I'd love to have the Italian version as well; I can still read, but cannot write or speak that lovely language;...
... He is misinformed. The higher I sing and raise my sopranist range, the freer my vocal mechanism and the deeper I can sing in chest voice. I speak in a...
thank you so very much for the info... like I said I have just begun in this trek, and yes, very misinformed. thank you for bringing it to my attention. Jason...
Hello all, I am new to the group, but am truly needing the input of singers, or those knowledgeable out there. I am researching for my doctoral degree. I am...
Try (Dr.) Peter Giles' books: The History and Technique of the Countertenor, and his Handbook for teaching that voice; both out of print, but may be...
A.C. As Elsa says, Peter Giles' book is an _excellent_ source for info. Check your library for a copy, as it's out of print -- I found one each in three...
