Servilia in La Clemenza di Tito at Festival d’Aix-en-Provence
July 21 @ 8:00 pm
La Clemenza di Tito
Opera Seria by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by Caterino Mazzolà after Pietro Metastasio
Sung in Italian with French and English surtitles
2 hours and 40 minutes with one interval
CONDUCTOR
Raphaël Pichon*
SEMI-STAGING
Romain Gilbert
LIGHTING DESIGN
Cécile Giovansili Vissière
TITO
Pene Pati
VITELLIA
Karine Deshayes
SESTO
Marianne Crebassa
ANNIO
Lea Desandre*
SERVILIA
Emily Pogorelc*
PUBLIO
Nahuel di Pierro
CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA
Pygmalion
*FORMER ARTISTS OF THE ACADÉMIE
A dramatic tale of lust for power, seduction and attempted assassination in ancient Rome, La clemenza di Tito is a Mozart masterpiece. Composed in the year of his death, Mozart’s great experience in the operatic field is ardently evident as the arias and ensembles reflect a high level of musical elegance and psychological depth. High-note voices take centre stage where Mozart lends scope for impressive coloratura. Emily Pogorelc makes her Festival D’Aix-en-Provence debut as Servilia.