Assertion: contralto's role | /r/HasProperty | written for castrato
Facets:
value: originally
type: OTHER
value: in baroque operas
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Many countertenor singers perform roles originally written for a castrato in baroque operas.
text: The highest male voice in an opera is the countertenor and they often perform roles initially written for a castrato in baroque operas (
text: Contraltos may also be cast in roles originally written for castrati.
text: In opera, many roles originally written for castrati (castrated males) are now sung and recorded by countertenors, as are some trouser roles originally written for female singers.
text: Contraltos may also be cast in roles originally written for castrati.
text: They primarily sing music of the Renaissance and Baroque periods in roles written originally for castrati or boy altos.