Project Moreschi (reconstruction of his young voice and without scratches)

Hello, My name is Brian, I am fifteen years old, and I am interested in the history of the castrated ones, in this case I based myself in Moreschi, the last castrato who acted publicly in the churches and we have record of his voice, what I did was "rejuvenate your voice and remove the noise to the recording and add echo to make the live sound more real. the
castratis do not change their voice until 30 years after their castration.
for which moreschi had already changed it when making the recordings in 1902 and 1904 and that is why I made this project to have an idea of ​​how it would have sounded if we had heard it at its best.

[@dianeellis3925]

The castrati sang in ranges that other men couldn’t reach (obviously) but also sounded way way different from the women’s voices. They were chosen because their child’s voice was very special. And so usually with the parents permission (looking for money) off come the family jewels and the voice matures into the very strange, to us today, castrato. They were extremely popular in the day. I agree. They sound weird and almost disturbing today.

[@stevenmac9158]

A castrato's lack of testosterone meant that his epiphyses (bone-joints) did not harden in the normal manner. This resulted in the limbs of the castrati often grew unusually long, as did their ribs. This, combined with intensive training, gave them unrivalled lung-power and breath capacity. Operating through small, child-sized vocal cords, their voices were also extraordinarily flexible, and quite different from the equivalent adult female voice.

[@miaabano8367]

Make any excuse you like women’s voice would have been better than listening to someone who’s been castrated to get any where near the same effect

[@aidanwilliams7689]

Listening to this is a weird mix of emotions. On the one hand it sounds good, on the other hand this is the saddest and creepiest thing I think I’ve ever listened too. I can’t help but feel sad listening to this

[@joannestark3023]

Even more sad when you learn what poor Alessandro endured as a child. This was recorded when he was I believe close to the end of his life, particularly the Ave Maria. I am definitely curious to know how he sounded while speaking, but I suppose this is the closest we’ll ever hear.

[@MultiKamil97]

​@@joannestark3023 This was recorded between 1902 and 1904 so still ~20 years before his death.

[@pablosolis4552]

Su voz me recuerda a la de mi difunta abuela paterna, niño tene juicio!! Era cuando me regañaba

[@santiagojalil4818]

Comparto la opinion

[@alexbernier6154]

This is much less creepy than the other versions I've heard. It's actually nice to listen to

[@sissyrayself7508]

No..it is still creepy because it is un- natural.

[@ДмитрийАлександрович-с9я2с]

@@sissyrayself7508 His voice also sounds whiny...

[@bryanvasquezescobar6200]

He voice sounds ghostly in the distance that what's causes that fear !

[@luxaeterna3246]

@@bryanvasquezescobar6200 totally, it was also my impression

[@bryanvasquezescobar6200]

@@luxaeterna3246 it would be interesting writing a book about invoking spirits through music , almost a ghost buster type.

[@osvaldobenavides5086]

The recording equipment in his day was VERY primitive. Incapable of capturing the high fidelity and nuances of his voice. Even with this reconstruction we cannot come to were his voice was live. With today's recording equipment we would have been dazzled!! Pretty nice as is, given the circumstances. Thanks for the effort and the peek into this incredible world of the Castrati!

[@oblivionaire8730]

Angelic voice yet the background of what they did to these boys is horrific, I'm glad they banned castration but I can't stop listening to his singing.

[@satanicgears7374]

A beautiful voice for a tragic price

[@gab_14]

It has been suggested that he should be castrated around 1865, but the reasons for this operation remain uncertain: it may be due to a purely medical problem (notably a scrotal hernia) or for musical reasons.

[@abcdecghijklmn]

Same thing if you said farming animals is horrible but still kept on eating their meat😁😂😀

[@gab_14]

@@abcdecghijklmn it has nothing to do

[@shawnkessler7257]

@@abcdecghijklmn leave it to stereotypical vegans to wedge veganism into any topic.

[@TheLifeisgood72]

Among the sea of negative comments, I just want to say that I love this recording and the restoration you have done to it.

[@vintalamantes9114]

This is creepy af

[@bryanvasquezescobar6200]

I like this song but in the beginning seeing the old picture an hearing his voice in the distance, i feel fear i don't know why ! It freaks me out just a lil bit

[@Anti-FreedomD.P.R.ofSouthKorea]

@@bryanvasquezescobar6200 the old souls are amongst us.

[@tadeodewiesent7128]

¡Así es!

[@madamvaudelune3298]

Let's give Professor Moreschi the respect and admiration he so deserved. This wasn't our time, our ways and the world has moved on. The Chinese, East Indians and Egyptians made eunuchs to suit their cultures as well as the Romans. There is unfortunately a mistranslated verse in the NT about men becoming eunuchs to serve God the better. A better translation would have been 'remain celibate ". While this practice is deplorable and abusive to the modern mind, to these people it was acceptable. I for one am very glad civilization has moved on.

[@Stopthisrightnow560]

His lowest notes give me the absolute willies. It's like his voice wants to break but just can't.

[@n0wsinn]

time stamp?

[@augustmarshall2961]

@@n0wsinn all of it...but like 1:23 for example

[@mm28778]

It’s haunting to be honest… something just isn’t right about it, the low notes just sound like a boy speaking and almost trembling.

[@ultron374]

@@mm28778 I agree, it sounds like boy's voice with unnatural strenght ( strenght of male tenor voice) mix with male sopranist abilities and high notes. But it doesn't sound like female at all. It definitely doesn't sound natural for my ears

[@wolfman-vt2zr]

He's changing registers. But we have to remember he was old when he recorded it, and probably at the time all the techniques for voice preservation from the castrati golden era were forgotten already. So he's old and with a deteriorated voice. That's probably why his register changes sounds so unmanaged and awful and yet he's able to sing the piece, so, it wasnt lack of technique

[@marciahill7946]

Well done. You have literally saved a voice from the rubbish tip of history and given it back. A fitting acknowledgment for his suffering for his art. Bid bless himxx

[@vanmusician]

The teachers of the bel canto school often encouraged the use of glottal attacks - perhaps to 'kick' the throat open. Moreschi does it a lot! It's also used (discretely) by modern Spanish singers such as De Los Angeles and Caballe, and more obviously by the Turkish Leyla Gencer. I have seen a photo of Moreschi and three other castrati grouped around the baritone Antonio Cotogni - the earliest born singer to have made a recording (born 1831). Cotogni had many famous students, including Gigli, Lauri Volpi and Mario Basiola. One of my singing teachers studied vocal pedagogy with Basiola. I'm proud to have that historical connection!

[@chypre.]

what is a glottal attack?

[@pastryprince1]

wow! I've heard these recordings many times, but this was the first time I got a sense of what the voice might have actually sounded like, bouncing off the walls of stone cathedrals. It's really powerful! This was a really cool remaster. I would love to hear something similar done to old Melba recordings and the like.

[@alessiabroglia6682]

Thanks a lot Brian for sharing you did an amazing job. I’m so sad for Alessandro Moreschi, his voice makes me cry. I can only imagine his suffering behind his success.

[@clc-gl4jn]

It comes off as haunting to me, but at the same time so beautiful. The Ave Maria reconstruction is extremely fascinating with me

[@RK-ue6sv]

One thing is for certain: the Blessed Virgin wouldn’t have wanted him to pay that price!

[@artdanks4846]

This is amazing! First time I had ever heard Moreschi I was about 16 years old. (I'm 67 now!) I wanted to hear what castrati potentially sounded like. I didn't think much of it at the time because of the sound quality. But the restoration work you did is phenomenal!! Especially considering you were 15 at the time! Brilliant job!

[@timbread6279]

Anyone else think his voice is haunting

[@giuseppesteigman]

No it's haunting. Like unnatural

[@MrA71717]

When you know that he was likely held down against his will and had he genitals slashed to bits without anaesthesia, all in the name of ‘art’. Yes. Horrifying.

[@juliam.7584]

Definitely yes

[@sourtaste4503]

i think its beautiful TBH

[@racheldean7153]

Beautifully haunting, like nothing I’ve ever heard. Slightly terrifying and wonderful all at once.

[@satanicgears7374]

An amazing voice for a terrible price, it takes balls to sing like this.

[@tami195]

Did you just-

[@satanicgears7374]

@@tami195 yes.

[@hola1066x]

His voice was beautiful in itself, what happened only served to preserve it.

[@metafizikosigiorga7964]

Well im not castrato but i got really low testosterone and i can sing close like this its good that we live in21century and there is synthetic testosterone

[@jirimijirimijirimi]

😂

[@Baduri89]

Been obsessing over videos with him. Amazing to hear how he probably sounded at his peak. So odd, listening to 119 year old recordings. Don’t know whether I love it or not. But so so fascinating! Ave Maria is my favourite 🤍 Thank you for the restoration!

[@crisptomato9495]

It’s beautiful and unique but if I heard this alone in a cave I’d shit my pants.

[@AlM22]

True.. I shivered just imagining it

[@profilen5181]

I’d shit my pants if I heard any noise while alone in a cave bro

[@carlosaleman1135]

Lol

[@carolwaugh5466]

Laughing so hard…..refreshing remark! I’m not sure we would like the castrato voice, even though we’re told it was amazing, etc. and hearing it in a cave would finish me off, though I hope I’d retain control of my bowels…..

[@bryanvasquezescobar6200]

I love this, but for a really strange reason i feel fear or scared about hearing his voice in a distance !

[@nobodythatyouknow305]

Because the power the church had to get away with this is terrifying

[@pumpkingirl4229]

Haunting & Sad Voice .. 😔

[@themainstreamvegankitchen7905]

He was my step dad's relation. I think like his great great uncle, all pretty amazing.

[@annabarham155]

The Mainstream Vegan Kitchen I presume your step dad’s family are Italian then, or of Italian descent? That’s fascinating though.

[@mickey875]

Well he definitely ain't you're great great grandfathe 🤣

[@yourtrollolol]

@@mickey875 He adopted a kid.

[@MONEdayable]

U mean relative?

[@juliameller501]

really?

[@DanielVodenitcharov]

Hauntingly beautiful. The beauty is undoubtedly present in every note, however, I can’t help but be deeply disturbed knowing the cost of such beauty

[@Ettoredipugnar]

He really opens the Ah vowel . Projects it the sound forward . His head voice is supported solidly ❤️❤️ thanks for posting. Great work .

[@JewelerAR]

My brain is receiving pain and is reacting Strange 😵 .... The sound is unique beauty

[@georgia.s170]

It sounds like coming from the horror movies😂

[@sofiem1225]

God, we are so lucky to have talented people like you to give us a better insight into the past! Thank you very much for your hard work!

[@alexgomez2]

The easy with which he sings the high notes is incredible but the fact that his “chest voice” is located high in the alto range is even more amazing. I can’t imagine the shear power of his voice as well as that of other well known castrati.

[@severianmonk7394]

Brian, you are brilliant!

[@birdie8006]

This is gorgeous, especially the second restoration! (Ave Maria?) You've got a lot of talent in fixing audio at your age, keep up the great work. Incredible to hear this so vivid, what a beautiful voice of a strange time.

[@88ひびき]

right? the second restoration of ave maria sounds heavenly, nothing at all like before in that other state, the resounding echo and it's like i'm in a chapel... he sounds like an angel with no gender, especially at 4:50. it's like the restoration has changed his recording done in his later years to one of his prime. (given if he even had one)

[@ДмитрийАлександрович-с9я2с]

Sounds whiny...

[@jazznotes3802]

@@ДмитрийАлександрович-с9я2с Sounds incredible to me.

[@ArmenianBishop]

@@88ひびき Well said, and I agree! I forwarded the original to my sister, because she's learning the piano accompaniment music for it, and I wanted her to hear that specific piece. But, this restoration work is far superior.

[@88ひびき]

@@ArmenianBishop thanks! and that's amazing, to have a sibling that shares the same interest in music as you. i bet it will sound great. and yes it is!

[@Bell-jv8so]

Congratulations on your work, a historic rescue and a wonderful tribute to Alessandro Moreschi. Congratulations !!!! 👏👏👏

[@1s1s1s1s1s]

Indeed a very specific sound, you can never hear from "normal" men or women... I am glad about the recordings. To have the ability to listen to it is a gift and a historical milestone. Although I of course feel sorry what has been done to all these boys...

[@ultron374]

It sounds like boy's voice with extreme power and high , definitely different than women singers or men

[@thomassperduti4500]

I'm in shock right now. SPECTACULAR

[@愛してます-i9f]

Creepily beautiful

[@amethystrock4218]

Um okay listening to this at 12am at night and my bros computer for some reason wakes up. No one touched it or anything. Ima stop listening to this now night everyone

[@thejiltirades4742]

Interesting it's 12:07 a.m and I stumble across this video.

[@armani1326]

Its 3:33 AM here I just heard someone say "we're coming". I live alone. Closest neighbor is 25 minutes away, by car.

[@Vukzir]

@@armani1326 Are you alright ? *-*

[@armani1326]

Of course, I was just following the theme. ;)

[@Vukzir]

@@armani1326 Oh ^^ great then 😅

[@tantrabensko4839]

Thanks for doing this, a great project.

[@Javaaxt]

You're welcome and thank you very much for your support, I'm glad you loved it, thanks

[@annabarham155]

I wonder who taught Alessandro Moreschi to sing. His operatic style is quite odd in some recordings. What do you think?

[@terrymac6]

Gaetano Capocci

[@lovelylittlesteamboat5498]

I heard this man was actually not all that well trained. He stopped quite soon after puberty but he simply lived a long time which is why he got recorded. By the time these recordings were made, he was quite out of practice.

[@Satchel29ro]

The guy got cataract

[@oliver91ist]

He wasn’t trained for Opera he was a choirboy of the Vatican

[@Stopthisrightnow560]

It was the style of opera at the time. Lots of dips and bounces.

[@chenwu9867]

This is soooo my favourite piece…the “swiping/gliding” part of low notes, or maybe it’s just struggles after castrations making it beautiful as hell

[@MadameWesker]

Anne Rice has a book called Cry to Heaven about a boy who is forcibly castrated for his voice, allegedly.

[@MissNunya1]

It's a really good book!

[@jennyk9748]

I was just thinking about that book. It IS good.

[@kitchenfloor]

I LOVE ANNE RICE

[@vailimavirus6855]

Hopefully no one will used this masterpiece in horror movies

[@ember-brandt]

Hopefully, they do... lol

[@jaymarklaude2995]

The songs are all about religion and/or something

[@EblisAzazel]

Amazing job, Brian! The voice of Alessandro give so sadness and painfull, but it's so emotional. Too bad what all the life of castratti kids 😢. Greettings from Méjico 🇲🇽! (And sorry for my english).

[@betoq_z2855]

Mexico *

[@rolandmagiera3728]

Simply fantastic, heavenly singing. Big thank you for uploading!

[@crusadercowboy5712]

It’s kinda creepy to hear

[@NoNONo979]

Big Amish DOINKS it’s creepy to look at the pictures

[@James_D_]

Just found out about this from Joe Rogan. He said it’s “haunting”.

[@mcglorytowne1362]

I mean he was castrated to sing like this

[@MC-up9nx]

@@mcglorytowne1362 doesn't even sound that good

[@cobraarms2466]

@@MC-up9nx this was recreated from a record in 1902 and he was in his fifties and not at the peak of his career.

[@reiskariimi]

Moreschi has an amazing voice, for real. This is a real castrato voice. I remember when they used soprano and countertenor for Farinelli il Castrato, but the result wasn't the best. He was 50-years old when he recorded this.

[@ultron374]

In that movie they mixed a voice of female soprano and male countertenor while real castrati sounded more like boy's voice with extreme strenght and power - well unnatural but definitely doesn't sound like female

[@Pachinanonim]

Lo mas cercano a hoy en dia a los castratis, son las sopranos dramaticas y tambíen las contraltos, lo digo por su color oscuro de voz y el tamaño de la voz. Por ejemplo ROSSINI dijo que la voces de las contralto le recordaba las voces de los castrati.

[@reiskariimi]

​@@PachinanonimYou are right

[@LittleImpaler]

You know he was castrated right.

[@whyeven919]

He sounds like a theremin

[@johnmacdonnald2506]

!!! exactly. it has that same haunting sound as a theremin thats why. you nailed it

[@racheldean7153]

Yes!!!! I knew it reminded me of something.

[@adonaiyah2196]

He actually does

[@chypre.]

No…I hate theremins and I can listen to this, though it is a little disconcerting, it’s not like the straight up repulsion I hear with a theremin.

[@beresmundo4837]

Enhorabuena, Brian, muchas gracias x tu magnífico trabajo, y x compartirlo. Un abrazo,

[@seekthtruth]

Very nice, I always wanted to know what they really sounded like and I think youve gotten really close

[@BuckBlaziken]

A very angelic voice, unfortunate that the only way to get this voice was through castration before puberty.

[@ДмитрийАлександрович-с9я2с]

It sounds whiny..

[@soulshockbling]

@@ДмитрийАлександрович-с9я2с You’ve commented this same comment so many times on this video, please get a life 💀

[@leo-unddieAnderen]

Shut up with ignorant comments. It happens and should NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. Experience speaking.

[@leo-unddieAnderen]

I was a victim of his as a child. Stop, everyone, with your viciously cruel comments. Being castrated as a child is a traumatic and horrific experience and you have no idea the damage it causes.

[@guystudios]

@@leo-unddieAnderenYou’re a castrato?

[@jazznotes3802]

Awesome job 👍🏻. This voice now sounds quite incredible, unlike anything we’ve ever heard.

[@desicoinc5597]

Amazing, you are. Beautiful work. As a Musical Artist, you did it Professionally with Reverb. It catches natural Timbre in Vocalist's work. I cry when I hear him. Struggling emotionally and as his approaching 30 years. He should have been born later. He struggles. But you caught his Gift that was Recorded at such a cost. Thank You. ❤️

[@csheaenthusiast]

Dude really dropped the ball with this fire album. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@tinne111]

Damn this is actually great, even though it was just unfair... But his voice was nice

[@pianobrazil1]

It was wonderful, his voice touches his soul. thank you very much 🙏😭

[@hooliganfanatic7241]

His voice comes from not having any testicles. That's extremely soul touching

[@alosanch200]

@1 Still beautiful xd

[@graziellacampanini1969]

C'est aussi beau que triste. Je ne peux m'empêcher de pleurer. Mais quelle beauté !

[@rapsodie1211]

Merci pour votre travail, c'est d'utilité publique.

[@johnstdominic9887]

Hello Brian, I can believe that this is how the young Moreschi sounded, particularly in the first piece ('Domine Salvum Fac Pontificem' by Giovanni Aldega). He sounds a bit like Radu Marian or Vincenzo Capezzuto. You have done a great job with the echo, and with removing the scratch. How did you "rejuvenate" the voice, though? When you have the time, I would love to hear your treatment of Moreschi's 1904 recording of 'Crucifixus', which I think is his best recording.

[@Javaaxt]

greetings, thank you very much for the support, the crucifixus recording is already in the channel with the reconstruction there are two versions, the first that was recorded and the second, you can find the two

[@Javaaxt]

I regret to inform you that I did not do a good job here, it is missing several things but in my new videos you can find them already with some corrections that do not have them here

[@hermes7330]

He sounds young because they removed his testicles before he hit pruberty. This was a method called castration, doing this stopped his vocal cords to grow from a boys.

[@madamvaudelune3298]

I think it is qiute ridiculous when 21st century people try to impose their standards on former centuries. We wouldnt do so today. But this was 19th century, and you probably understand better than anyone else npt only the secular power the RCC had at the time .but the weight of centuries of tradition. I enjoy the somewhat otherworldly sound of Profesor Moreschis voice.

[@sbakernyc5761]

@@madamvaudelune3298 so your saying it WASN'T a barbaric practice?

[@snikkerb]

Oh wow by the end of it all my mouth cant help but drop how beautiful almost hypnotic

[@andresarturo1323]

Gracias por este trabajo felicitaciónes por este aporte

[@ciociosan]

I highly recommend Dr. Naomi Andre’s brilliant book Voicing Gender: Castrati, Travesti, and the Second Woman in Early-Nineteenth-Century Italian Opera (Musical Meaning and Interpretation).

[@pheart2381]

He was retiring from singing around the time of the recordings. Great set of images.

[@luper0ygu867]

Thanks for recreate AND share this Amaizing voice.

[@ЕленаМовшович-у3ю]

Завораживающее пение, такое неземное звучание тонкого сопрано.

[@samii_tot]

На оригинальной записи он звучит заметно мощнее сопрано.

[@MATY2209]

Sus coloratura le da ese tono inquietante.... lo aprecio mucho.. pero no deja de transmitirme ese sentimiento de pena como que atravez de su canto nos esta contando lo horrible que fue pasar por la tortura de oa castración.

[@elie9680]

Angel voice But his eyes and his voice have a lot of pain

[@SlavKulikov]

Очень правильно грудью ведёт звук, не понимаю тех несчастных больных людей, которые этому мастеру пишут плохие комменты.... Simply Wonderful! A miracle of grace!!!!

[@samii_tot]

Так это не оригинал, а фантазии по его поводу.

[@SlavKulikov]

@@samii_tot оч правильные фантазии

[@georgetteconstant9050]

Congratulations on your restoration Mr. Rulli.

[@karenlam2988]

Love it SOOOOOO much!

[@Kimariyan]

If this recording is a more true to life idea of how the castrati actually sounded, I can see (or hear I suppose lol) the appeal. Especially with women being banned for a period of time...it was probably quite difficult to shift back to a more "normalized" sound after hearing and adjusting to so many castrati. I think it would be interesting to find someone (or unfortunately someone's sick parents) who was/were bold enough to attempt castration (and obvious voice training) today, just to give the world a glimpse of what all the rage was about back then.

[@ThePauladee]

If you mean a current castrati... that would never happen (I hope). They had to castrate a LOT of boys to find the singers, many had the tone and the range, but even if castrated their voices would still go through the change, a voice like Moreschi, for instance, was literally one in a million. They needed a combination of power (provided by castration, because the ribs containing the lungs remained flexible), tonality and pitch (you are born with), range (you can develop), and the higher registers (which even, of the castrati, many lost in adulthood). They also needed to be clean, beautiful, and pious. And of a form to be presented socially. It was an almost insurmountable task.

[@qwert2020]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4fRpoyZiauKlbc Here's a real castrato from Mexico I just found out about

[@lucamarcellino3498]

Micheal Jackson

[@LaDivinaLover]

Nicholas Ennos are you stupid?

[@antonioacevedo634]

Michael Jackson was a castrati hence why he was above superstar level

[@annedanotha-thing2509]

Thank you for your work on this! Please be kind enough to tell us the speed of playback. I'd like also to hear a version without reverb, when you have the time. We are used to hearing a lot of reverb on modern recordings, so much so that people miss it if it isn't there and it gets added in remastering of older recordings. But live acoustic singing does not have reverb. Live singing needs a less 'wet' acoustic than you have selected, for us to hear the details, or else it becomes muddy. Thank you again for your labour of love, and I wish you great success in your future projects.

[@castrato]

Sandrinettinetto, Sandrinetto, Sandro, Alessandro, Professore Cavalliere Moreschi... Today, april the 21st. at 100 years from your depart we still remember you. Some not with good will, but you are present in our lives. God Blessed us with your living. Your dear stepson Giuglietto and Amerigo are in our prays too and, of course, our dear Domenico, Mammamico per i amici castrati dal coro pontificio. Gianni and all the others are singing together in heaven SO FAR from the evil eye of people with bad intern. All os us, the same homocastrato state, will live forever in our hearts.

[@GradKat]

This is amazing! Thank you, Brian!

[@eduardoalfonsodelgadolopez758]

You can actually hear his sadness while singing

[@angelparsifal]

Oh, my god! You are great! Please can you do a clean version of Ideale? Thanks.

[@Javaaxt]

Thanks you

[@angelparsifal]

@@Javaaxt And the Pie Jesu, please.

[@Javaaxt]

@@angelparsifal yes

[@dextermorgan6446]

Let me know when you complete Ideale! Thanks!

[@givemeyourking]

I love the last piece of Ideale where he says “thank you” Please don’t leave that out! Am subscribing now

[@hodgzilla89]

It sounds as though he’s singing in an empty airplane hanger

[@Ettoredipugnar]

Or in the Vatican .

[@treasureokoh4722]

I Feel so sad for him. He sounds creepy, but whats even more creepy is that they invaded his privacy

[@bunnybird9342]

He had hernia and that was the cure for it that they had at the time

[@amateurhorror06]

@@bunnybird9342 no. It was because before he was castrated, vocal teachers thought they noticed something changing in Alessandro's voice and in order to have the voice stay the same, he was castrated at the age of 7

[@dmitrishostakovich9559]

G MAN The practice of castrating kids for this reason was already outlawed in Italy at the time. Moreschi did happen to have some kind of testicular problem at the time and had to be castrated.

[@mustysheep3977]

@@dmitrishostakovich9559 it was not in the Papal State, 1870 was when it was and it was the last to.

[@amateurhorror06]

@@dmitrishostakovich9559 actually he was castrated in 1865 that was before the time before castration was outlawed completely

[@49mrbassman]

Excellent work young Sir. I salute you.

[@elvynrocharodriguez2996]

Con esta calidad sonora, lograda en estudio, la voz de Alessandro Moreschi suena muy similar a la del sopranista soviético Radu Marian. No dudo que así como lo percibimos es como sonó realmente la voz del último Castrati.

[@Vinnie-pu9vw]

Interesting and hypnotically fascinating.

[@Mickyeahh]

Highly fascinating. Great work!

[@SlavKulikov]

Звучит монолит груди и головы и правильно продыхает каждый звук, не признанный и забытый гений звуковедения

[@samii_tot]

В смысле, грудной и головной миксты?

[@SlavKulikov]

@@samii_tot эт мою фразу может понять только тот, кто провел с хорошим преполом вокала хотя б лет 8 своей жизни, что бы понять что такое грудь, которая делается эволюцией звука, через У,,,,,

[@georgehorn1970]

This is a wonderful idea you had and did. At your age most kids are busy on their PlayStation where as you are learning, and also teaching. Alot of people are not aware of this great vocal style or why they were able to hit such notes. Congratulations and thank you-GSH

[@emanuellyosterne8813]

Voz linda. Um anjo!!

[@cuitlamcuautencos8306]

That’s amazing! How did you do that? They tried reconstructing a Castrato voice, in a 2005 bbc documentary. The electronics director from this school in Manchester, called David Howard was in charge of the project. And he did the experiment, it was convincing enough for the time. And he presented Moreschi’s 1904 Ave Maria recording, but he did say that, the complete recording of Moreschi’s voice was not fully there do to the old recording. This is quite convincing though!

[@annaphallactic]

Sounds like pitch correction and a shitload of reverb/echo.

[@mickey875]

If they just allowed women to sing he'd still have his testes

[@xanthewalker3159]

Most men who became Eunuchs actually thought it a great honour to preserve their voices. Gory history, yes, but also fascinating.

[@ecoterrorist]

Ahh of course, men still the oppressors even when there getting there balls chopped off.

[@tetflaminiano1674]

no, because eunuchs had the pitch of females but the power of male voices. it wouldnt have the same effect if women sang.

[@tinakushner1758]

It's actually believed that he was castrated to be saved from cholera (which was a medical practice back then) and he simply became a singer later on

[@jinx3844]

@@tinakushner1758 Nope, he was castrated because he was born with an inguinal hernia or his parents just gave him to be castrated for artistic purposes (The poor and numerous families usually gave one of the children to be castrated) Whatever the situation, he was "destined" to be castrated and happily had success, unlike many other poor boys that became men with childish voices

[@Fragrant_Digits]

This really brings it to life. Well done 👏

[@An0niem4]

Absolutely amazing, I think you did a wonderful job on this

[@aldrogo7510]

great work Brian and what a voice!

[@dark_lord2548]

данная запись хотя бы отдаленно дает понять хотя бы приблизительно, как могли звучать тех певцов периода барокко.

[@Bonbonbabies76]

Haunting

[@lucygodfrey141]

Thank you thank you so much

[@matthewlennie5916]

God this creeps me out to no end - someone needs to use this in a horror film, anyone who enjoys this is fucked

[@marshas-music-playlists]

Can't believe how many weirdos think this kind of voice is worth someone losing their testicles over.

[@alissalee2676]

You did a fantastic job...thank you...❤

[@MadameWesker]

Well done young man, thank you

[@Tueuzz]

L'enregistrement a été fait quand il était déjà vieux. Si ça vous dit, j'ai une vidéo d'un passionné (dans ma playlist "Favoris") qui a reconstitué la voix qu'il aurait eu dans sa jeunesse quand il faisait des concerts dans les cathédrales (en enlevant les défauts de l'enregistrement, et en ajoutant l'effet cathédrale) pour se rapprocher au possible de sa voix originelle. Elle s'appelle "Project Moreschi"

[@Nocgirl]

You did a great job this was very interesting.

[@RedRam1985]

I’ve heard a voice of an angel so beautiful tears came to my eyes. I’m in love.

[@angelamalek]

That the Church took so long to ban this immoral practice...

[@НаташаЦелищева-ж7ж]

Хочется слушать,завораживает. кажется местами его голос надрывается.

[@samii_tot]

Да нет, не надрывается, это манера того времени.

[@robertomarini9235]

Sublime.

[@serg-korshun6fly7th8.]

Неестественная и пугающая красота звука. Однако, есть ощущение неземной чистоты, которую людской ум с трудом понимает и принимает🤔

[@ДмитрийАлександрович-с9я2с]

No, it sounds like a whiny pig between the fence... super disturbing... they castrated boys for THAT whiny voice... horrible..

[@serg-korshun6fly7th8.]

@@ДмитрийАлександрович-с9я2с Everything is possible. In any case, we have no way to judge. I think this person is not one of the best singers.

[@Оленка-ц3г]

@@serg-korshun6fly7th8. а кто лучше?например?подскажите,я послушаю.

[@EricaVeee]

These are so well done!! Thank you!

[@juanjots]

Beatiful work.