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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Predicate Object
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 NERFINISHED
Publio NERFINISHED
Servilia NERFINISHED
genre opera seria
influenced late 18th-century opera seria repertoire
language Italian
mainCharacter Sesto NERFINISHED
Titus NERFINISHED
Vitellia NERFINISHED
notableSettingBy Antonio Caldara NERFINISHED
Antonio Sacchini NERFINISHED
Christoph Willibald Gluck NERFINISHED
Giuseppe Maria Orlandini NERFINISHED
Johann Adolf Hasse NERFINISHED
Johann Christian Bach NERFINISHED
Josef Mysliveček NERFINISHED
Niccolò Jommelli NERFINISHED
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart NERFINISHED
period 18th century
settingLocation ancient Rome NERFINISHED
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