A late Mozart masterpiece, the opera’s underlying themes of power, politics, love and jealousy remain highly relevant today.
Emperor Tito’s celebrated clemency is central to the story, which sees the driven Vitellia plotting Tito’s assassination after being passed over in his search for a bride. She persuades the emperor’s friend Sesto to commit the deed, but Tito survives and goes on to forgive the plotting pair following Vitellia’s moving admission of guilt.