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1. cuimhne
   June 6th, 2008 at 5:20 am

   Oh yes didn’t they play the recording on QI? He sounded terrible! Fascinating piece though, I’d heard of the castrati but not of Farinelli

2. gtron
   June 6th, 2008 at 10:26 am

   having done a fair amount of voice over work, I know that pitch can be altered… I am wondering if a modern singer were to approximate the songs discussed and then in post production the Octaves could be altered so we might hear a simulated version of the power of a Castrato - very interesting to hear of a human accomplishment and not be able to witness it.

3. Moon
   June 6th, 2008 at 10:26 am

   I don’t know if it’s EXACTLY the same, but opera has singers called counter-tenors, who sing the parts that castrati used to sing.

   It’s a little bit shocking when you first hear one and they really seem to strain their whole bodies to sing like that.

4. hiland
   June 6th, 2008 at 10:53 am

   His recordings are available on cd….
   Moreschi - The Last Castrato

   http://www.amazon.com/Moreschi-Last-Castrato-Giovanni-Aldega/dp/B00000 0WYS/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1212767659&sr=8-2

5. andrewdoane
   June 6th, 2008 at 2:29 pm

   Well, I won’t be able to eat dinner now, having read that.

6. Alnitak
   June 8th, 2008 at 12:49 am

   I learned about Farinelli by the biographic movie of the same name, back in the 90s. The story was probably a bit altered for dramatic purposes, yet I think it was quite enlightening on the subject of the castrati.

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