04/20/19 – La Clemenza di Tito – 1pm
The Metropolitan Opera
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
La Clemenza di Tito
- ESTIMATED RUN TIME: 2 HRS 52 MINS, 1 intermission
- SUNG IN ITALIAN
- photo credit: Jonathan Tichler / Met Opera
Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato sings Sesto at the Met for the first time, and tenor Matthew Polenzani adds yet another role to his extensive Mozartean repertoire as Tito. Mozart’s opera of vengeance and forgiveness, set during the Roman Empire, also stars Elza van den Heever as Vitellia, with Ying Fang, Emily D’Angelo, and Christian Van Horn completing the principal cast. Lothar Koenigs conducts.
You can download performance programs, read the opera synopsis and watch performance videos at: https://www.metopera.org/Season/Radio/Saturday-Matinee-Broadcasts/
CAST

CONDUCTOR
Lothar Koenigs

SERVILIA
Ying Fang

VITELLIA
Elza van den Heever

SESTO
Joyce DiDonato

ANNIO
Emily D’Angelo

TITO
Matthew Polenzani

PUBLIO