Role debut as Vitellia in a new production of Mozart’s ‘Clemenza di Tito’ at LA Opera
This Spring, Guanqun Yu returns to the Los Angeles Opera to star in a new production of Mozart’s final opera La Clemenza di Tito at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Making her role debut as Vitellia, the daughter of Emperor Titus (sung by Russell Thomas), James Conlon leads the Los Angeles Opera Orchestra.
Performances of La Clemenza di Tito are March 2, 7, 10, 13, 16 & 24. The cast includes Russell Thomas as Titus, Elizabeth DeShong as Sesto, Janai Brugger as Servilia, Taylor Raven as Annio, and James Creswell as Publio. The new production is directed and designed by Thaddeus Strassberger. Please enjoy an interview with Strassberger discussing his new work: