Talk:Gregorio Allegri

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An anon contributor from Bulgaria changed Allegri's death date from February 7 to February 17.

I presume you mean to convert a Gregorian to a Julian date? Since Allegri was born and died in Italy, where the Gregorian calender was used, this should not be necessary. February 7 is correct (though it would be February 17 in the Julian calendar, which was not used in 1652.) Let me know if you think I'm wrong. All my reference books give February 7. Antandrus 04:43, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)

You did the right thing - unexplained factual changes by anons are frequently malicious attempts to lower our quality. Stan 09:16, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Miserere

I've included the description of the Miserere from this page into the Miserere article. It clearly belongs there, but this creates a fair amount of duplication. Some ancillary discussion of the Miserere should be removed from this article; I'm not certain how much.

Quick question--I believe this is is actually from Psalm 51. I made no changes since my knowledge of the vulgate is non-existent. Did numbering change from vulgate to more modern versions?75.71.250.54 (talk) 21:54, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes -- you can read about the difference here. The difference is between the Greek and Hebrew versions. There are several psalms that are divided in one or the other, shifting the numbering, so the Miserere is Psalm 50 in the Septuagint. Antandrus (talk) 22:03, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Picture

Is the picture really one of Allegri? As he was a castrato I think it very unlikely that he would have a beard. 82.110.109.208 12:00, 24 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Could you specify the source as to this information? Having the role of a Contralto in the Sistine Choir is not full evidence that he was indeed a Castrato. Chrysalifourfour (talk) 13:09, 21 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Gregorio Allegri also sung as a tenor. --Antonella (talk) 23:30, 13 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]