Which opera was based on Shakespeare, Lear or Il re pastore?
Lear (opera): Lear is an opera in two parts with music by the German composer Aribert Reimann, and a libretto by Claus H. Henneberg, based on Shakespeare's tragedy "King Lear". Il re pastore: Il re pastore ("The Shepherd King") is an opera, K. 208, written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to an Italian libretto by Metastasio, edited by Giambattista Varesco.
Lear