From: Ellen K. 

Yep, that's what I was thinking of, I've heard at least one.

On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 07:56:23 -0400, "John Beamish"
 wrote in message :

>I think you're right.  There was a *very* scratchy (probably from --
>originally -- an Edison cylinder) recording on the CBC several months back
>that (iirc) was said to have been made by the last castrato.
>
>"Ellen K."  wrote in message
>news:nhnepvghn4sh62onkbun001aj2ceo2gvr9{at}4ax.com...
>> I think the last ones died in the early 1900's.
>>
>> On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 19:38:36 -0700, Alan Cairns

>> wrote in message :
>>
>> >On 22/10/03 10:00 AM, in article
>4jddpvsei7cu3noo0c2kr2cvaavnelf15p{at}4ax.com,
>> >"Ellen K."  wrote:
>> >
>> >> Check out music sites, you can purchase
>> >> recordings of castrati.
>> >
>> >Can you really? I thought the practice had died out 200 years ago. I
>would
>> >just love to have heard Farinelli.
>> >
>> >Alan
>>
>

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