How One Missing Singer Ended the Church's Castrati
Renaissance to 19th Century

How One Missing Singer Ended the Church's Castrati

Alessandro Moreschi was the last castrato ever recorded, but the Vatican had been cutting boys for centuries to preserve their angelic voices—until one missing singer brought it all crashing down.

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Catholic ChurchRenaissance18th Century19th CenturyItalyVaticanMusic HistoryChild AbuseOperaReligious ReformAlessandro MoreschiPope Leo XIII

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