Admin

Organization

Singer

Soprano

Patrizia Ciofi

Vitellia

Countertenor

Anna Bonitatibus

Sesto

Tenor

Leonardo Cortellazzi

Titus

Veronica Cangemi

Servilia

Cecilia Molinari

Annio

Bass

Markus Suihkonen

Publio

Conductor

Thomas Rösner

Stage director

Julien Lubek

Cécile Roussat

Set designer

Lighting designer

Choreographer

Chorus master

Pierre Iodice

Opéra Royal de Wallonie - Liège

Others

Choeur de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège

Orchestra

Royal Opera of Wallonia Orchestra

Italian

La clemenza di Tito -  (The Clemency of Titus)

Liège

Belgium

Théâtre Royal de Liège

Petit Théâtre

After realizing that the Roman Emperor Titus intends to marry Bérénice, the noblewoman Vitellia— infatuated with the ruler—decides to conspire against him. She asks Sextus, a loyal friend of Titus who is also in love with her, to kill him—but he is arrested and condemned to death by Titus. The emperor, in an act of admirable clemency, ends the opera by pardoning all the conspirators, serving as a symbol of wisdom and goodwill.

Though not quite as well-known as The Magic Flute or Don Giovanni, Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito (The Clemency of Titus) remains a major work of the composer, beautifully brought to the stage by Cécile Roussat and Julien Lubek, who oversaw all aspects of the production. The excellent rapport between the orchestra and chorus of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège (under the masterful baton of Thomas Rösner), the sumptuous set design, and the carefully crafted costumes transport us into the world of the characters, embodied by a world-class cast including the splendid Patrizia Ciofi in the role of Vitellia and the renowned Leonardo Cortellazzi as Titus.

La Clemenza di Tito
Opéra seria en deux actes de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Livret de Pietro Mestastasio adapté par Caterino Mazzolà
Première représentation à Prague, Théâtre national, 6 septembre 1791

Enregistrement : 15 mai 2019 - Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège
Réalisation : Nicolas Foulon
Durée: 02:16

La clemenza di Tito Mozart

Public

The Clemency of Titus

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