Moreschi Last Castrato
Alessandro Moreschi the last recorded castrato. The Castrati were men who were forcibly castrated at an early age in order to ensure that they would not experience the hormonal changes of puberty that lead to the lowering of the male voice. This meant that as adult men they sang like a modern soprano (they retained their boy soprano voices). After the Catholic Church asked that all nations ban the practice, Pope Leo XIII took the remaining Castrati into the care of the Sistine Chapel Ch
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