ALESSANDRO MORESCHI (Last CASTRATO) sings Laudamus Te - G&T Roma 1902
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MAESTRO CAPOCCI:
LAUDAMUS TE
sung by:
PROF. ALESSANDRO MORESCHI, CASTRATO SOPRANO
PROF. CESARE BOEZI, TENOR & DADO, BASS
with Cappella Sistina Choir
+ Piano Acc.
10" 78rpm Italian black single-sided
1st Stamper Canto Gregoriano G&T GC 54780
Recorded Roma 1902/03
LEGENDARY RECORDING - EXTREMELY RARE !
Visually shellac is a very glossy VG++ with a couple of minor scuff marks.
Partial bio:
Moreschi (November 11, 1858 - April 21, 1922) was one of the most famous castrati singers of the late 19th century, and was the only castrato of the classic bel canto tradition to make sound recordings. He was, in fact, the only castrato ever to make solo recordings.
All of Moreschi's recordings were made in Rome in two sets of recording sessions for the Gramophone & Typewriter Company. The first series of recordings were made on 3 and 5 April 1902 by Will and Fred Gaisberg. Eighteen usable sides by the members of the Sistine Chapel Choir were captured on wax, four of them solos by Moreschi. Decades later Fred Gaisberg recalled making these historic first recordings in the Vatican: "Selecting a great salon with walls covered with Titians, Raphaels, and Tintorettos, we mounted our grimy machine right in the middle of the floor."[18] The second set of recordings was made in Rome in April 1904, under the direction of W. Sinkler Darby.
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