La Clemenza di Tito

Synopsis

"La Clemenza di Tito" was Mozart's last stage work. It was commissioned for an Imperial coronation ceremony while Mozart was at work on "Die Zauberflöte" and was composed in great haste. Indeed, time was so short that composition of the secco recitatives was assigned to Mozart's pupil Süssmayr. As in the earlier "Idomeneo", Mozart sought to produce an opera seria that was dramatically viable. He enlisted the poet Mazzolà to substantially revise the Metastasio libretto, which had already been set some fifty times. The number of arias was reduced from 25 to 11, and ensembles and choruses were added to enliven the proceedings. Though perhaps not the very top-drawer Mozart, the music is wonderful.

Main Cast

Éric Tappy

Tito

Age : 93 | Popularity : 3%

Tatiana Troyanos

Sesto

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Carol Neblett

Vitellia

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Anne Howells

Annio

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Catherine Malfitano

Servilia

Age : 76 | Popularity : 7%

Kurt Rydl

Publio

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James Levine

Conductor

Age : 81 | Popularity : 10%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Crew	Compositor	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Department	Role	Name

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