Why Being a Castrato Was a Beautiful, Horrifying Prison | History For Sleep

Get early episodes & bonus perks on Patreon: https://patreon.com/DrowsyHistorianTonight, you're not a warrior, a queen, or even someone history remembered. You're a castrato — a child chosen, altered, adored, and eventually discarded by a society that praised your voice more than your soul. This is not a story of triumph. It's a story of sacrifice wrapped in silk, of applause that never touched the skin, and of a voice that soared while the person beneath it was slowly erased.In 18th-century Italy, castrati were musical marvels — worshipped on stage, controlled behind it. This immersive historical bedtime story walks with you from the village path to the Vatican choir, through velvet salons and gilded cages. You were their angel. Their spectacle. Their beautiful, horrifying invention.#Castrati #SleepStory #HistoricalSleepStory #DarkHistory #BaroqueMusic #OperaHistory #DrowsyHistorian #BrutalHistory #LiminalSpaces #HistoryForSleep #SleepNarrative #HistoricalTragedy #VocalSacrifice