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La clemenza di Tito
Readings
- Written by one of the world's outstanding music historians and critics, the late Alfred Einstein, this classic study of Mozart's character and works brings to light many new facts about his relationship with his family, his susceptibility to ambitious women, and his associations with musical contemporaries, as well as offering a penetrating analysis of his operas, piano music, chamber music, and symphonies.
- Back this season to conduct La clemenza di Tito, Jane Glover, writes about the women in Mozart’s life – his sister, his wife, singers in his operas – and how they influenced his music.
- An interesting read on the final year of Mozart’s life. This book takes a look at various primary source documents to delve into Mozart and works at the end of his life. Includes a fascinating analysis of the circumstances under which La clemenza di Tito was written.
- An excellent guide to the opera, it includes information of the composer and librettists, as well as a detailed history of the performances of the opera.
Recordings/DVDs
- by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Colin Davis, Dame Janet Baker, Lucia Popp, and Frederica von Stade (CD - 1992)
- Dorothea Roschmann, Michael Schade, Barbara Bonney, Elina Garanca, Vesselina Kasarova, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Salzburg Opera (DVD - 2006)
Inspired by La clemenza di Tito, Peter Sellars commissioned this film as part of the 2006 New Crowned Hope Festival celebrating Mozart’s 250th birthday (DVD 2006).
Resources
- Consider yourself a jet setter? Mozart spent a third of his life on the road! Check out his journeys on this interactive map!
- A brief biography of the life and times of Titus Flavius Vespasianus, the Roman Emperor Tito is based on.
