December 01

MET OPERA LIVE IN HD: LA CLEMENZA DI TITO

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WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

2012-2013 HD OPERA SEASON

DECEMBER 1, 2012 @ 12:55 PM

RUN TIME: 3 HRS 15 MIN

Mozart’s final Italian opera, La Clemenza di Tito, features a charismatic cast conducted by Baroque specialist Harry Bicket and led by Giuseppe Filianoti as the title character, a Roman emperor. Barbara Frittoli is the vengeful Vitellia, daughter of a deposed ruler, whose plan to assassinate Tito is complicated by her romance with the young nobleman Sesto, sung by Elīna Garanča. Kate Lindsey and Lucy Crowe co-star as the young lovers Annio and Servilia. Jean-Pierre Ponnelle’s stylized production is one of the legendary director’s most acclaimed stagings.

Text courtesy of The Metropolitan Opera website:  http://www.metopera.org

Conductor: Harry Bicket

Production:  Jean-Pierre Ponnelle

Cast: Elina Garanca, Giuseppe Filianoti, Barbara Frittoli, Kate Lindsey, Lucy Crowe

CAST SHEET & SYNOPSIS:

http://www.metoperafamily.org/uploadedFiles/MetOpera/8_live_in_hd/2_season/12-13/Clemenza.synopsis.US.DATES.pdf

VIDEO: Courtesy of The Metropolitan Opera

PHOTOS: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Kate Lindsey as Annino in Mozart's "La Clemenza di Tito." Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Kate Lindsey as Annino in Mozart’s “La Clemenza di Tito.”
Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Barbara Frittoli as Vitellia and Elīna Garanča as Sesto in Mozart's "La Clemenza di Tito." Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Barbara Frittoli as Vitellia and Elīna Garanča as Sesto in Mozart’s “La Clemenza di Tito.”
Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Barbara Frittoli as Vitellia and Elīna Garanča as Sesto in Mozart's "La Clemenza di Tito." Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Barbara Frittoli as Vitellia and Elīna Garanča as Sesto in Mozart’s “La Clemenza di Tito.”
Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Elīna Garanča as Sesto, Giuseppe Filianoti as Tito, and Barbara Frittoli as Vitellia in Mozart's "La Clemenza di Tito." Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Elīna Garanča as Sesto, Giuseppe Filianoti as Tito, and Barbara Frittoli as Vitellia in Mozart’s “La Clemenza di Tito.”
Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Elīna Garanča as Sesto and Barbara Frittoli as Vitellia in Mozart's "La Clemenza di Tito." Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera Taken during the rehearsal at the Metropolitan

Elīna Garanča as Sesto and Barbara Frittoli as Vitellia in Mozart’s “La Clemenza di Tito.”
Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Lucy Crowe as Servilia and Giuseppe Filianoti as Tito in Mozart's "La Clemenza di Tito." Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Lucy Crowe as Servilia and Giuseppe Filianoti as Tito in Mozart’s “La Clemenza di Tito.”
Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Giuseppe Filianoti as the title role of Mozart's "La Clemenza di Tito." Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Giuseppe Filianoti as the title role of Mozart’s “La Clemenza di Tito.”
Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

A scene from Mozart's "La Clemenza di Tito." Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

A scene from Mozart’s “La Clemenza di Tito.”
Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera