Cover of AVE MARIA in 1904 - the last castrato, recorded at the Vatican; for 250 years castrati were prominent in Italian choirs since pope Sixtus V banned women to appear on stage in the late 16th century; the Sistine Chapel Choir was the first and the last to employ castrati; Professor Moreschi remained in service until 1913
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