'castrato' bravura from Traetta's 'Sofonisba' [1762, Mannheim] 

Italian soprano Raffaella Milanesi sings live, accompanied by the period ensemble 'Les Talens Lyriques' conducted by founder Christophe Rousset, in October 2003, Paris; listen to a spectacular 18th-century bravura aria written for the soprano castrato Lorenzo Tonarelli, who rendered the supporting primo uomo role of King Massinissa of Numidia in Tommaso Traetta's opera seria 'Sofonisba' (November 1762, Mannheim)!
"E' vendetta di ogni altra più forte" {Massinissa, 'Sofonisba' [1762, Mannheim]; T. Traetta}