Jonas Kaufmann sings forgiveness so hard you'll forgive the 18th-century plot holes.
This is an effective staging, though the set looks medieval and the costumes are modern. It’s well paced, well played, well sung. Jonas Kaufmann is an ideal Tito. His voice is not only beautiful and flexible, it’s also ample, retaining warmth and sweetness when he sings out. The character of Tito is too good to be true, but Kaufmann makes him intense, noble, and beliveable. Vesselina Kasarova is riviting as Sesto. Her voice is gorgeous and multi-colored, her technique exquisite, her immersion in the role complete.
Acting
Kasarova's Sesto: devastating, multi-colored, completely possessed.
Direction
Medieval sets + modern suits = chaotic but committed.
Director
Felix Breisach
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mozart wrote this in 18 days for a coronation. The rushed schedule shows in the recitatives, which are mostly by his student Süssmayr.
This was long considered minor Mozart — 'Tito the Boring' — until singers like Kaufmann proved the title role demands impossible charisma.
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