When Did Castrati Stop?
The Last Castrato and the Official End Came in 1903 When Pius X Declared 'Whenever It Is Desirable to to Employ the High Voices of Sopranos and Contraltos...
Who ended castrato?
Moreschi did. Moreschi (1858-1922) was the last castrato singer, the sole remaining specimen of a great line that flourished as early as the 16th century and that came to fruition in the 18th century with a pair of castrati who arguably could have been the greatest singers who ever lived - Farinelli and Pacchierotti.
Are there any castrato left?
The last official castrato, Alessandro Moreschi, retired from the Sistine Chapel in 1913, though some historians suspect that Domenico Mancini, who sang in the papal choir until 1959, was a secret castrato.
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