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Alessandro Moreschi was born on 11 November 1858 to Luigi Lorenzo Moreschi (1840–1897) and Rosa Maria Potelli, a Roman Catholic family in the town of Monte Compatri in the Papal States, near Frascati ().
In 1973, Amis had heard a reproduction of the voice of Alessandro Moreschi, the last known European castrato. Amis disagreed with the proposition that Moreschi's performance could be considered "great art", because Moreschi had been castrated, and "true" art centred on the celebration of human sexuality.
Alessandro Moreschi (November 1858 – 1922), was a castrato singer. Known as "the angel of Rome" because of vocal purity. Giacomo Puccini (December 1858 – 1924), was an opera composer. He ranks as one of the greatest opera composers of all time. Pietro Mascagni (1863–1945), was an operatic composer.
Moreschi is an Italian surname that may refer to the following: Alessandro Moreschi, the last of the castrati; Gabriela Gonçalves Dias Moreschi (born 1994), Brazilian handballer; Luigia Polzelli, born Luigia Moreschi (1760-1830), Joseph Haydn's mistress; Sandra Moreschi (born 1946), Italian designer of Jewish ceremonial art
Alessandro Moreschi (1858–1922), soprano castrato, known as the angel of Rome "because of vocal purity [99] Gaspare Pacchierotti (1740–1821), soprano castrato, one of the most famous singers of his time; Senesino (1686–1758), contralto castrato, renowned for his power and his skill in both coloratura and expressive singing
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Alessandro Moreschi, the last of the Sistine castrati. By the late 18th century, changes in operatic taste and social attitudes spelled the end for castrati. They lingered on past the end of the ancien régime, which their style of opera parallels, and two of their number, Pacchierotti and Crescentini, performed before Napoleon.
Farinelli (Italian pronunciation: [fariˈnɛlli]; 24 January 1705 – 16 September 1782) [a] was the stage name of Carlo Maria Michelangelo Nicola Broschi (pronounced [ˈkarlo ˈbrɔski]), a celebrated Italian castrato singer of the 18th century and one of the greatest singers in the history of opera. [1]