Episode 16 – Alessandro Moreschi and the Blessed Knife

Episode 16 – Alessandro Moreschi and the Blessed Knife

This episode begins (just about) and ends (indeed) with recordings of Alessandro Moreschi – AKA the Angel of Rome – AKA the Last Castrato. His recordings are the only surviving sounds of a tradition of castrated male singers that lasted over 350 years,...
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This episode begins (just about) and ends (indeed) with recordings
of Alessandro Moreschi – AKA the Angel of Rome – AKA the Last
Castrato. His recordings are the only surviving sounds of
a tradition of castrated male singers that lasted over 350 years,
and mutilated countless thousands of innocent children in
the process. We chart the rise and fall of
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