La clemenza di Tito

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La clemenza di Tito is an 18th-century opera seria libretto that became one of the most frequently set texts in the genre, inspiring numerous composers including Mozart.

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La clemenza di Tito canonical 3

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instanceOf 18th-century libretto
opera seria libretto
basedOn life of the Roman emperor Titus
describedAs one of the most frequently set opera seria libretti
featuresCharacter Annio
Publio
Servilia
genre opera seria
influenced late 18th-century opera seria repertoire
language Italian
mainCharacter Sesto
Titus
Vitellia
notableSettingBy Antonio Caldara
Antonio Sacchini
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Giuseppe Maria Orlandini
Johann Adolf Hasse
Johann Christian Bach
Josef Mysliveček
Niccolò Jommelli
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
period 18th century
settingLocation ancient Rome
linked to: Roman Antiquity
settingType opera in three acts
theme clemency
forgiveness
political loyalty
usedAs source text for many opera settings

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Pietro Metastasio notableWork La clemenza di Tito
Estates Theatre notableWorkPremiered La clemenza di Tito
Pietro Antonio Domenico Trapassi notableWork La clemenza di Tito