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The action takes place in 80 AD. Tito rules the Roman Empire. Vitellia, daughter of the deposed emperor Vitellius, seems to be obsessed with the notion that Tito was only able to become Emperor because his father ousted Vitellius. She is outraged that Tito is now planning to marry the foreign Princess Berenice; she insists that he must die and goads her admirer Sesto, a close friend of Tito, into agreeing to assassinate the Emperor for her sake.
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Chorus and Orchestra of the Drottningholm Court Theatre
Conducted by Arnold Östman
Libretto by Caterino Mazzola
Based on the text by Pietro Metastasio
Featuring: Stefan Dahlberg, Anita Soldh and Lani Poulson
Region: 1
Running Time: 128 minutes
Picture Format: NTSC
Color: Color
Italian: Italian
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian Read less
Works on This Recording
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La clemenza di Tito, K 621 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Lani Poulson (Mezzo Soprano),
Stefan Dahlberg (Tenor),
Anita Soldh (Soprano),
Pia-Marie Nilsson (),
Jerker Arvidson (Bass Baritone)
Conductor:
Arnold Östman
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Drottningholm Court Theatre Orchestra,
Drottningholm Court Theatre Chorus
Period: Classical
Written: 1791; Prague
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