Mozart, W A - Il Re Pastore (It) Dramma per musica in 2 acts (K.208) (Urtext).
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Mozart, W A - Il Re Pastore (It) Dramma per musica in 2 acts (K.208) (Urtext).

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Immediately after the Munich premiere of his opera La finta giardiniera on 13 January 1775, Mozart was commissioned by Archbishop Hieronymus Count Colloredo to write a new stage work on a libretto by Pietro Metastasio. ln ll re pastore he chose a subject that praised all the virtues of Habsburg policy and was especially suited to accompany the official visit to Salzburg of Archduke Maximilian. The opera was premiered at the Prince-Bishop's Salzburg residence on 23 April 1775, conducted by the composer. At once lively and full of feeling, Mozart's music and the unusually colorful orchestration of the arias turn this serenata into a feast for the senses. This vocal score is based on the Urtext from the New Mozart Edition.

Serenata in two acts K. 208 (1775)
Libretto: Pietro Metastasio (Italian)

First performance: 23. April 1775, Salzburg, Fürsterzbischöfliche Residenz
Edition: Pierluigi Petrobelli and Wolfgang Rehm (New Mozart Edition)
German translation: Peter Brenner

Place and time of action: Phoenician town of Sidon and surroundings, about 334 b.C.

Characters:
Alessandro, King of Macedonia – Tenor
Aminta, herdsman, aficionado of Elisa – Soprano
Elisa, a young and courtly Phoenician from Kadmus' tribe, aficionada of Aminta – Soprano
Tamiri, daughter of Straton the tyrant, aficionada of Agenore – Soprano
Agenore, courtly man of Sidon, friend of Alessandro, aficionado of Tamiri – Tenor

Orchestra: 2,2(Englis horn)0,2 – 4,2,0,0 – Str – Bc
Duration: approx. 2h

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Specifications

Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Arrangement
Vocal Soloists and Orchestra
Product Format
Sheet Music
Edition Type
Piano Reduction
Publication Date
24/07/2001
ISMN
9790006507153 (M006507153)
Editor
Eugen Epplée