La clemenza di Tito (The Clemency of Titus) is an opera by the composer Christoph Willibald Gluck. It takes the form of a dramma per musica in three acts. The Italian-language libretto is by Pietro Metastasio. The opera premiered on 4 November 1752 at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples.
| Original Name | La clemenza di Tito |
| Librettist | Pietro Metastasio |
| Date of composition | 1752 |
| Premiered | 1752, November 4th (Teatro San Carlo) in Naples, FL, United States |
| Type | Opera |
| Catalogue | Wq. 16 |
| Spoken language | Italian |
| Instruments |
Voice (Tenor)
- Tito, Roman Emperor
Voice (Soprano) - Vitellia, daughter of the deposed Emperor Vitellio Voice (Castrato) - Soprano ; Sesto, a young patrician, friend of Tito, in love with Vitellia Voice (Castrato) - Soprano ; Annio, a young patrician, friend of Sesto, in love with Servilia Voice (Soprano) - Servilia, sister of Sesto, in love with Annio Voice (Soprano) - Publio, Praetorian prefect, commander of the Praetorian Guard |
| Autotranslations beta |
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