La clemenza di Tito

About the show

Vitellia, daughter of a deposed emperor, seeks revenge against Tito and persuades Sesto, who loves her, to join a plot against him. Sesto takes part in an attack on the Capitol, believing Tito has been killed, but the emperor survives. The Senate condemns Sesto, and Tito initially accepts the verdict. After wrestling with the decision, Tito destroys the execution warrant and chooses mercy. Vitellia confesses that she instigated the plot; Tito pardons her as well as Sesto, and the people praise his generosity.