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"Alessandro nell'Indie," one of Leonardo Vinci's final operas, debuted at Rome's Teatro delle Dame in 1730. Metastasio’s libretto, influenced by Latin historian Quintus Curtius and French tragedies by Boyer and Racine, tells of two kings vying for Queen Cleofide’s love. Although the plot seems simple, it gains complexity through cross-dressing, secret letters, and suicide attempts. The opera subtly critiques gender norms and social issues. Cleofide (Bruno de Sá's role) and Erissena defy traditional roles, while the male characters—Alessandro, Poro, Gandarte, and Timagene—display vulnerability. This inversion, or “mondo inverso,” seems to gently mock societal restrictions. This performance was given in 2022 during the Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival.