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La clemenza di Tito
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La Clemenza di Tito, K. 621, is an opera seria composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to an Italian libretto by Caterino Mazzolà, after Pietro Metastasio.
Commissioned for the coronation of Leopold II as King of Bohemia, it premiered in Prague in 1791.
The opera tells the story of Emperor Titus, who is faced with a plot to assassinate him.
The plot involves his friend Sextus, who is torn between loyalty to Titus and his love for Vitellia, who desires to be empress.
Ultimately, Titus demonstrates clemency by forgiving the conspirators.
Commissioned for the coronation of Leopold II as King of Bohemia, it premiered in Prague in 1791.
The opera tells the story of Emperor Titus, who is faced with a plot to assassinate him.
The plot involves his friend Sextus, who is torn between loyalty to Titus and his love for Vitellia, who desires to be empress.
Ultimately, Titus demonstrates clemency by forgiving the conspirators.
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Mentioned by Lindsey Graham as an opera whose debut was lukewarm, leading critics to suggest Mozart lost his touch.
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