Which opera was based on Shakespeare, Lear or Il re pastore?
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. 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.
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.