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Premiere at the Estates Theatre

When
6 September 1791
Where
Estates Theatre, Prague
Part of
Premiere of La clemenza di Tito

La clemenza di Tito premiered on 6 September 1791 at the Estates Theatre in Prague, marking the coronation of Leopold II as King of Bohemia.

The opera was first performed publicly on 6 September 1791 at the Estates Theatre in Prague. The commission came from the impresario Domenico Guardasoni, charged by the Estates of Bohemia with providing a new work to celebrate the coronation of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor, as King of Bohemia. While the orchestra was that of the theatre, the clarinet player Anton Stadler had journeyed to Prague with Mozart and played in the orchestra.

Sources

  1. La clemenza di Tito Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-25

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