"Lloyd W. Hanson" <lloyd.hanson@n...> wrote:
"Lloyd W. Hanson" <lloyd.hanson@n...> wrote:
> It is also a blessing that these voices are no longer with us.
> Think what new pains the "performing practices" crowd could inflict
> on us with this instrument. No, it is better to have castrati be a
> part of history and a source of never ending wonder that man could
> do this to fellow man.
Amen to that! HIP can defintely be taken too far :-) Thanks for the
figure on the 54 inch chest, I had not seen that statistic before. I
suppose for those castrati who were not overweight, that would be a
significant advantage.
Tako
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