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La clemenza di Tito /

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Vitellia, daughter of the dethroned and murdered Roman emperor Vitellius, sees that her hopes of mounting the throne as wife of Titus, the present emperor, will be thwarted. Vitellia conspires to murder Titus, and has inveigled Sextus to implement her plans. Sextus is in love with her, but is also a...

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Main Author: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791
Corporate Authors: Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Österreichischer Rundfunk, Kultur International Films, Salzburger Festspiele, Arthaus Musik (Firm)
Other Authors: Mazzolà, Caterino, 1745-1806, Metastasio, Pietro, 1698-1782, Large, Brian, Kušej, Martin, Harnoncourt, Nikolaus, Huber, Rupert, 1953-, Schade, Michael, Kasarova, Vesselina, Röschmann, Dorothea, Garanča, Elīna, 1976-, Bonney, Barbara, Pisaroni, Luca, 1975-
Format: Conference Proceeding Video DVD
Language:Italian
Language Notes:Sung in Italian; optional subtitles in English, German, French, Italian, and Spanish; credits in German.
Published: Germany : Arthaus Musik, [2010]
Subjects:
Operas.
Filmed operas.
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Summary:Vitellia, daughter of the dethroned and murdered Roman emperor Vitellius, sees that her hopes of mounting the throne as wife of Titus, the present emperor, will be thwarted. Vitellia conspires to murder Titus, and has inveigled Sextus to implement her plans. Sextus is in love with her, but is also a close friend of Titus.
Item Description:Program notes in English, French, and German (14 pages : ill. ; 18 cm.) in container insert.
Opera seria in two acts.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (160 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC; region 0; widescreen, aspect ratio 16:9; LPCM stereo., Dolby digital 5.1, DTS 5.1.
Production Credits:Stage director, Martin Kušej ; set design, Jens Killian ; costume design, Bettina Walter ; directed for video by Brian Large.