Il re pastore (The Shepherd King) is an opera, K. 208, written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to an Italian libretto by Metastasio, edited by Gianbattista Varesco. It is an opera seria. The opera was first performed on 23 April 1775 in Salzburg, at the Palace of the Archbishop Count Hieronymus von Colloredo.
Librettist | Pietro Metastasio (1698-1782) |
Date of composition | 1775 |
Premiered | 1775, April 23rd in Salzburg, Austria |
Type | Opera |
Catalogue | KV 208 |
Spoken language | Italian |
Instruments |
Voice
- Solo voices ;
Chorus/Choir Orchestra Voice (Castrato) - Aminta, a shepherd, rightful heir to Sidon Voice (Soprano) - Elisa, Phoenician shepherdess Voice (Soprano) - Tamiri, daughter of the deposed tyrant, Stratone Voice (Tenor) - Agenore, Sidonian aristocrat Voice (Tenor) - Alessandro, King of Macedonia |
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