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"'''Quel buon pastor son io"''' is an aria sung by the character | "'''Quel buon pastor son io"''' is an aria sung by the character Abel in the oratorio ''[[La morte d'Abel]]''<ref name="WikiMorte"/> by [[Antonio Caldara]]. The full name of the libretto is ''La morte d’Abel figura di quella del nostro Redentore'' ''(Abel’s Death as a Symbol for That of Our Saviour.'' | ||
The author of the libretto is [[Pietro Metastasio]]. <p> | The author of the libretto is [[Pietro Metastasio]]. <p> | ||
Caldara's version was the very first – around 40 different compositions setting Metastasio's libretto to music were to follow.<ref name="WikiMorte"/> | Caldara's version was the very first – around 40 different compositions setting Metastasio's libretto to music were to follow.<ref name="WikiMorte"/> |