I would be avenged!

For no good reason other than that I'm listing my way through Alcina, here's the aria Vorrei vendicarmi — I would be avenged — in which Bradamante — a woman — reveals to Ruggiero — a man played by a woman — that she has been disguised as her own brother Ricciardo — a woman played by a woman pretending to be a man — and is understandably annoyed that her beloved has failed to recognise her, announcing her decision to swear vengeance via a typically Handelian series of coloratura runs. Talk about confusing!

Here Bradamante is Serbian contralto Marijana Mijanovic in live performance with Christophe Rousset from 2005.