The rise of opera popularized virtuosic male soprano roles in baroque dramas; these roles were sung by a singer known as a click or tap a choice to answer the question.

Castrano

Explanation:

According to my research on Opera terminology, I can say that based on the information provided within the question these roles were sung by a singer known as a Castrano. This is a classical male singing voice equivalent to that of a soprano, mezzo-soprano, or contralto, in the time period where Opera was popularized this type of singing voice was achieved by castrating the male singer right before they hit puberty.

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