The Last Castrato (Complete Vatican Recordings)

Alessandro Moreschi (1858-1922) was the last known Castrato, and the only one to have made records. His recordings were made in 1902 and 1904 at the Vatican where he was a soloist. Most of them are of extreme rarity and are collected here for the first time. This historic reissue includes all twelve records which Professor Moreschi is known to have made, as well as five choral records on which his voice is clearly discernable. [Track 1 to 7] Red G & T's Rome, 3 and 5 April, 1902 [Track 8 to 17] Black G & T's Rome, 11 April, 1904 [Track 18] recorded 5 February, 1903 1. Transfers of these records were dubbed from copies donated by Mr. and Mrs. Laurence C. Witten II to the Yale Collection of Historical Sound Recording, Yale University Library. 2. These transfers were processed through the Packburn Audio Noise Suppressor at Yale University. ℗ 1984, 1987 [on CD] Printed and made in England Jewel case packaging with 16-page booklet Post-1988 issue, based on the [l342146] job number