The male lead roles in operas typically called for high voices, and sometimes the castrato would play female leads as well
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Erik is the name of the phantom.
None are alive any more, but in the past, castrated male opera singer was called "castrato" meaning "the castrated one." The plural is "castrati."
The premier artist for the role of Orfeo was Guadagni Gaetano and Castrato Alto. Nowadays it is sung by an Alto (female) the best in recent years being Kathleen Ferrier (a brief but brilliant career)
Caffarelli - castrato - died in 1783.
Caffarelli - castrato - was born in 1710.
Her character was called Mia Saunders
Giovanni Velluti - castrato - died in 1861.
Giovanni Velluti - castrato - was born in 1780.