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".
Tutti in maschera Tutti in maschera (Everyone in Disguise) is an opera (called a "commedia lirica") by Carlo Pedrotti. The libretto is by Marco Marcelliano Marcello, based on the 1759 comedy "L'impresario delle Smirne" by Carlo Goldoni. It was premiered at the Teatro Nuovo, Verona, on 4 November 1856.