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BBC R4 - Neville Watchurst's 'The Angel Of Rome'
Directed by Sue Wilson
Broadcast December 4, 1992
Coded from tape at 128/44.1

The heart of the Catholic Church in the Vatican City used to be an
all male preserve. Rich enough to afford custom music from the great
composers, the music often required sopranos; an unnatural pitch for
adult male voices. Boys were too troublesome, and their voices broke.
The Sistine Chapel Choir resolved this matter by employing males who
had been castrated before their voices broke.

As far as we know, Alessandro Moreschi, was the last of these. Born in
1858. He died in 1924. This is his story. It is both bitter and joyous.

The play includes recordings Alessandro made in 1902 and 1904.

Cast
Fabrizzio Moreschi - Terence Edmond
Alessandro Moreschi - John Duttine
Alessandro (boy) - Susan Sheridan
Countess Sforza - Susan Sheridan
Rosa Moreschi - Anna-Juliana Clare
Count Gondolfi - Peter Penry Jones
Enzo Tordoni - Richard Pearce
Dr Ferretto - Andrew Wincott
Perosi - Andrew Wincott
Mazzini - Richard Pearce
Aldovari - Neil Roberts
Tordoni - Matthew Sim
Rosati - Ian Hogg
Mustafa - David Monico
Sebastianelli - John Fleming
Mr Derby - Peter Penry Jones
Fr Ettore - Norman Jones
HabÃck - Norman Jones

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