An intense Baroque drama that stages the conflict between the fearsome Tartar leader Tamerlano and his prisoner, the Ottoman sultan Bajazet. The opera takes the form of a pastiche, with Vivaldi masterfully interweaving his own compositions with arias by other composers, to create a musical tapestry of extraordinary emotional intensity and surprising stylistic variety.

Between arias of virtuoso fury and moments of profound lyrical introspection, Tamerlano takes the audience on a journey through powerful emotions, supported by brilliant orchestration and tight dramatic tension.