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Cecilia Ligorio directs the first new production of Mozart's early opera at the Opera di Roma since 1988. 

Mozart's early opera seria may not be his greatest achievement – but lightness of touch from all involved highlight its charms in Jack Furness' new production. 

Il re pastore seems to be a work that deserves to be included in the repertoire for its undoubted qualities and not only because it foreshadows the genius of the works that will follow.

While Dvořák’s Eighth Symphony failed to gel, the German soprano's Mozart turned the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra’s first concert of the season into a real celebration.

Il rè pastore was the last operatic work that Mozart completed before Idomeneo, and though there is a clear shift in style and level of achievement in the six years that separate them, it is very interesting to compare the 19-year-old composer to the later operatic master that we are more familiar with.

Ian Page and the Classical Opera Company have made a specialty of performing early Mozart operas and at the weekend, they gave two performances of his two-act serenata, Il re pastore as part of the series “Mozart Unwrapped” at Kings Place.

Ein arkadischer Abend im Wiener Konzerthaus mit Les Arts Florissants unter William Christie.

C’est une mise en scène dont on se souviendra longtemps : Il re pastore, opéra composé par Mozart alors âgé de 19 ans, fait dès les premiers instants référence aux dessins animés des années 1980, à Star Wars et aux mangas japonais.

100 Jahre Gebäude der Stiftung Mozarteum. Anlässlich dieses Jubiläums wurde das Eröffnungskonzert des Hauses von 1914 rekonstruiert. Wirft man einen Blick auf das Programm, ist der Inhalt im zeitlichen Kontext nicht ganz unproblematisch zu betrachten. Künstlerisch gab es beim Festkonzert der Stiftung jedoch alle Mal etwas zu feiern.