A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Re Pastore, Il
RE PASTORE, IL. A dramatic cantata to Metastasio's words (with compressions), composed by Mozart at Salzburg in 1775, in honour, of the Archduke Maximilian. First performed April 23, 1775. It contains an overture and 14 numbers. The autograph is in the Royal Library at Berlin, and the work is published in Breitkopf's complete edition as Series V. No. 10.
Aminta's air, 'L'amerò,' was at one time a favourite with Madame Lind-Goldschmidt.[ G. ]