Quel buon pastor son io

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The aria appeared in the following concert programs:

Year Concert program With Ensemble Conductor
2021 Caldara & Pergolesi Céline Scheen L'Arpeggiata Christina Pluhar

See the program page for a list of possible recordings.

So far, no studio recording has been made.

"Quel buon pastor son io"
First page of the manuscript of "Quel buon pastor"
Song
LanguageItalian
PublishedSeptember 11, 2021 (2021-09-11)
RecordedSeptember 11, 2021 (2021-09-11)
VenueRomanian Athenaeum, Bucharest

"Quel buon pastor son io" is an aria sung by the character Abel in the oratorio La morte d'Abel[1] 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.

Caldara's version was the very first – around 40 different compositions setting Metastasio's libretto to music were to follow.[1]

Libretto

Quel buon Pastor son io
(That good Shepherd am I)

from  La Morte d'Abel
Antonio Caldara (music),  Pietro Metastasio (words)

(Abel)


Quel buon Pastor son io,
Che tanto il Gregge apprezza
Che per la sua salvezza
Offre se stesso ancor.

Conosco ad una ad una
Le mie dilette agnelle
E riconoscon quelle
Il tenero Pastor.


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "La Morte d'Abel". Wikipedia. Retrieved September 11, 2021.

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