Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana Ottob. Lat. 3117 f. 162

The castrato Valeriano Pellegrini (d. 1746), a Veronese who sang at the Papal chapel, travelled Europe in the service of various rulers, lost his voice, became a priest and died destitute. By Pierleone Ghezzi.

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