Washington National Opera: La Clemenza di Tito
- May 6 - 27, 2006
- Opera House
- 2 hrs. 25 min.
- $45.00 - $290.00
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In Italian with English supertitles.
NOTE: Supertitles not visible from Rear Orchestra.
ARTISTS AND CAST:
Conductor Heinz Fricke
Director Michael Hampe
Emperor Titus Michael Schade
Vitellia Tatiana Pavlovskaya (May 6, 11, 14m, 17, 19, 22)
Cristina Nassif (May 27)
Sesto Marina Domashenko
Servilia Hoo-Ryoung Hwang
Annio Jossie Perez
To celebrate the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth, WNO presents its premiere production of La Clemenza di Tito, Mozart's penultimate opera. With this opera, Mozart returned to the opera seria form so loved by the eighteenth-century aristocracy, composing a score full of noble music and virtuoso singing. A story of love, revenge, and forgiveness in ancient Rome, renowned German-Canadian tenor Michael Schade stars as Emperor Titus, and sopranos Tatiana Pavlovskaya and Cristina Nassif share the role of Vitellia, a woman determined to either marry the emperor or murder him. Music Director Heinz Fricke conducts and the esteemed Michael Hampe directs.
NOTE: Supertitles not visible from Rear Orchestra.
ARTISTS AND CAST:
Conductor Heinz Fricke
Director Michael Hampe
Emperor Titus Michael Schade
Vitellia Tatiana Pavlovskaya (May 6, 11, 14m, 17, 19, 22)
Cristina Nassif (May 27)
Sesto Marina Domashenko
Servilia Hoo-Ryoung Hwang
Annio Jossie Perez
To celebrate the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth, WNO presents its premiere production of La Clemenza di Tito, Mozart's penultimate opera. With this opera, Mozart returned to the opera seria form so loved by the eighteenth-century aristocracy, composing a score full of noble music and virtuoso singing. A story of love, revenge, and forgiveness in ancient Rome, renowned German-Canadian tenor Michael Schade stars as Emperor Titus, and sopranos Tatiana Pavlovskaya and Cristina Nassif share the role of Vitellia, a woman determined to either marry the emperor or murder him. Music Director Heinz Fricke conducts and the esteemed Michael Hampe directs.
News and Reviews
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Related – "Opera Sets 'Sophie's Choice' for '06
The Washington Post– Washington, DC (Dec.6, 2005) -
Related Article – "Washington Opera To Give Wagner's 'Ring' a New, American Setting"
The Washington, Post Washington, DC ( Jan. 3, 2006) -
Review - Mozart 1, Drama 0: The Score's the Thing in 'La Clemenza'
The Washington Post - Washington, DC (May 8, 2006)
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