The last famous Italian castrato, Giovanni Velluti, died in 1861.

The sole existing recording of a castrato singer documents the voice of Alessandro Moreschi, the last eunuch in the Sistine Chapel choir, who died in 1922.

* April 21-Alessandro Moreschi, the last known castrato singer of the Vatican .( b. 1858 )

Act 3 scene 2 of Robert ( the ' Ballet of the Nuns ') at the Paris Opéra ( Salle Le Peletier ), 1832 The name Giacomo Meyerbeer first became known internationally with his opera Il crociato in Egitto — premiered in Venice in 1824 and produced in London and Paris in 1825 ; incidentally it was the last opera ever written to feature a castrato, and to require keyboard accompaniment for recitatives.

" Other prominent singers who performed at San Carlo included the renowned castrati Giovanni Manzuoli, Caffarelli ( Gaetano Majorano ), Farinelli ( Carlo Broschi ), Gizziello ( Gioacchino Conti ) and Gian Battista Velluti, the last castrato.

The last great castrato roles were composed specifically for him: Arsace in Rossini's Aureliano in Palmira ( 1813 ) and Armando in Meyerbeer's Il crociato in Egitto ( 1824 ).

( The last important opera role for a castrato was written in 1824 by Giacomo Meyerbeer.

That girl last night, what was her name??

At last, when I put it to him directly, the clerk was forced to admit that the delay in my case was unusual.

She regarded them as signs that she was nearing the glen she sought, and she was glad to at last be doing something positive in her unenunciated, undefined struggle with the mountain and its darkling inhabitants.

Now, he could only play the last card in what was probably the world's coldest deck.

It was practically the last move that McBride made of his own volition.

Stevens was grunting over the last empty pocket when Russ abruptly rose and lunged toward Carmer's hat, which had tumbled half-a-dozen feet away when he first fell.

Greg's mission was the last to leave, and as he circled the ships off Tacloban he saw the clouds were dropping down again.

My last impression as they led him off to a stockade was of his pale face

Satisfied at last, and after a few amorous gambits on her part which convinced Delphine that Dandy was capable of learning new arts, she opened the window and called to her liveried driver.

Their writings assume more than dramatic or patriotic interest because of their conviction that the struggle in which they were involved was neither selfish nor parochial but, rather, as Washington in his last wartime circular reminded his fellow countrymen, that `` with our fate will the destiny of unborn millions be involved ''.

The difference came down to this: The Southern States insisted that the United States was, in last analysis, what its name implied -- a Union of States.

The Rooseveltian America was a haven of liberalism and progress and seemed to him to constitute the last best hope for civilization.

It was symbolized ( at least for those of us who recognized ourselves in the image ) by that self-consuming, elegiac candle of Edna St. Vincent Millay's, that candle which from the quatrain where she ensconced it became a beacon to us, but which in point of fact would have had to be as tall as a funeral taper to last even the evening, let alone the night.

Incidentally, there was an Atlas firing last night.

Fortunately the hole was found at last and plugged.

At last they concluded that the heavy, full feeling in their stomachs was due to lack of exercise.

The last point was soon to be included in the `` seditious '' remarks used against him in Parliament.

It was her job to stand at the foot of the stairs, and, just as the First Lady stepped off the last tread, Mama would straighten out her long train before she marched to the Blue Room to greet her guests with the President.

Trevelyan's Manin And The Venetian Revolution Of 1848, his last major volume on an Italian theme, was written in a minor key.

He had braved the elements and the enemy, but the strain, aided by the winter, was catching up with him at last.

`` This whole Washington venture was my last gesture, and it has failed.

Lewis was spending his mornings, with the help of two secretaries, on the galleys of that long novel, making considerable revisions, and the combination of hard work and hard frivolity exhausted him once more, so that he was compelled to spend three days in the Harbor Sanatorium in the last week of January.

The last really important practitioners of this style and method of singing were Alessandro Bonci ( in the 1900-1925 period ) and Giacomo Lauri-Volpi ( in the 1920-1950 period ).

In 2012, audible released brand new recordings of The Chronicles of Amber with Alessandro Juliani reading the first five books ( the Corwin cycle ) and Wil Wheaton reading the last five books ( the Merlin cycle ).

1533-1600 ), illegitimate son of the last ruler of Florence from the " senior " branch of the Medici, Alessandro de ' Medici

His grandson Lorenzino de ' Medici was the assassin of Alessandro de ' Medici, the last ruler of Florence from the " senior " branch of the Medici, thereby passing power to Lorenzo's great-grandson Cosimo I de ' Medici.

In 1535, when Francesco II Sforza ( the last Duke of Milan ) died, there started for Lombardy and for the lands of the Lake of Lario two centuries of onerous Spanish rule ( the period about which the novel The Betrothed was written by Alessandro Manzoni ).

During the last few years, Krakowiak has performed and recorded with artists such as Mike Hansen, John Oswald, Ireneusz Socha, Kaffe Matthews, Mike Snow, Alessandro Bosetti, Ute Völker, Phil Minton, Paul Dutton, John Butcher, Gert-Jan Prins, Pau Torres and others throughout Europe and North America e. g. Musica Genera Festival, Victoriaville FIMAV, AudioArt Festival, EMFP Japan.

One of the last major illuminated book of hours was the Farnese Hours completed for the Roman Cardinal Alessandro Farnese in 1546 by Giulio Clovio, who was also the last major manuscript illuminator.

He formed a formidable attacking partnership along with Alessandro Del Piero and Zinedine Zidane, a tandem which would last for four seasons, marking Inzaghi's longest stint with one team at the time.

The Jordan Grand Prix racing team was not interested in returning his seat ( which was given to Alessandro Zanardi ) for the last two races of the season, in Japan and Australia.

They were officially led by Alessandro Pavolini, former Minister of Culture ( MINCULPOP ) of the fascist era during the last years of the Reign of Italy.

Nelson Piquet maintained 5th place throughout the race, holding it in the last 15 laps despite having lost second gear, with Alessandro Nannini collecting the final point.

Starting 10th he spun early to avoid the collision between Patrese and Alessandro Nannini dropping him to near last.

The race also turned out to be the last race of Alessandro Nannini's Formula One career.

* Alessandro Scarlatti begins his last major work, a serenata for the marriage of the prince of Stigliano, which will be left unfinished at his death.

Jarama hosted its last Formula One race in 1981 directed by Alessandro Rocci when it was deemed too narrow for modern racing.

He was probably the last composer to carry on the traditions of this form of chamber music as perfected by Alessandro Scarlatti.

The third son of Giovanni II, Alessandro Bentivoglio, who had married Ippolita Sforza, became a counselor of the last duke of Milan and later governor of the town ( 1525 ), giving origin to a lombard branch of the family.

The term " photovoltaic " comes from the Greek φῶς ( phōs ) meaning " light ", and from " Volt ", the unit of electro-motive force, the volt, which in turn comes from the last name of the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta, inventor of the battery ( electrochemical cell ).

A revival in the 1970s saw the club emerge as contenders for promotion to Serie A, this was achieved in 1975 but despite the best efforts of players such as Alessandro Scanziani they would last only a season.