The " Sistine Choir" now tours America.
Its Official Status. When Vatican ceremonies need a choir, the singers are recruited from without. These Roman singers are popularly known as the Sistine* Choir. They continue the traditions of the old official choir. Their leader, Don Antonio Rella, has an official title, " Perpetual Vice-Director of the Pontifical Chapel." The choir crosses the seas without the official sanction of Pope Pius XI, but apparently with his consent.
Its History and Personnel. For centuries the Sistine Choir of the Vatican represented the most august development of music,...
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