Okay so obviously the practice is awful and I'm glad it doesn't happen anymore, but holy shit, I've never heard a man hit those notes before. Almost see the appeal

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Nah, just get a woman to sing instead.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I do hope it was clear my last sentence was facetious. Yes obviously just get a woman instead

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

I got that. Too bad those 17th century misogynists didn't

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Honestly, it may just be my modern ear, but I prefer a female soprano voice. There is definitely something uncanny about the castrato sound—you can hear a puberty that has lingered to the point of antiquity.

That said, the recording technology in the early 1900’s tended to make everyone sound a little off, especially with age, so it is sort of difficult to know what the impact of his voice may have been in person. I wish we had a time machine to hear these voices in a proper room so we could compare them to the talent we hear today.

Also, as a random aside, this has definitely made me wonder about what James Euringer might or might not have going on down there to achieve his high falsetto. Jimmy, if you read this, we need to see your balls. One…last…time!