La clemenza di Tito

About the show

Set in Rome in 79 AD, Vitellia persuades Sextus, who loves her, to join a plot to assassinate Emperor Titus. The Capitol burns, but Titus survives. Sextus is exposed and condemned by the Senate; Titus tears up the death sentence. Vitellia confesses her role, and Titus pardons the conspirators, including her, and grants a double wedding for Sextus and Vitellia and for Annius and Servilia.