La Clemenza di Tito

Dell’Arte Opera Ensemble presents one of Mozart’s last works. This stirring work – originally set in Imperial Rome after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius – now takes place in the guarded corners of an unnamed military dictatorship, but the concept of the dark dealings of political leaders altering the world stage is all too timely in any location. Director Benjamin Spierman (associate artistic director of The Bronx Opera) has chosen to place this "grand" opera in an intimate setting to enhance the claustrophobic machinations of deceit and to spotlight the great character study this opera provides. Conductor Christopher Fecteau brings together a young talented ensemble of passionate players. The cast features Richard Gillyard, Kirk Dougherty, Erika Rauer, Casey Cole, Grant Mech, Isaac Grier, Sarah Nelson Craft, Jocelyne O’Toole, Angela Baade, Nicole Zuraitis, Rosalie Sullivan, and Liat Hirsh.