Hasse, Cleofide, Appena Amor, male soprano Randall Wong

Appena Amor sen Nace,
aria for Gandartes, commanding general of King Poro's armies,
sung by Randall K. Wong, male soprano,
from Cleofide (Alessandro nell'Indie),
opera seria in 3 acts by Johann Adolf Hasse.
Libretto by Metastasio. Premier, September 13, 1731,
Grosses Königliches Opernhaus am Zwingerhof, Dresden.

Hardly has Amor been born
Has this rascal in swaddling clothes,
Including even our souls,
All freedom robbed.

First he flatters well
With pleasure and bliss;
But, he already has won from the beginning.
He knows no mercy!
(da capo)

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