Amar senza penar

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"Amar senza penar" is an aria by Antonio Caldara from his oratorio Santa Ferma. The author of the libretto remains unknown; the piece premiered in 1715 in Rome, and again, in 1717 after some reworking, in Vienna.

Santa Ferma
by Antonio Caldara
Cover of Santa Ferma, 1717
Cover of Santa Ferma, 1717[1]
GenreOratorio
Librettoanonymous
Composed1713, revised in 1717
Premiere
Date
  • March 10, 1715
  • February 25, 1717
[1]
Location
  • 1715: Rome, Palazzo Gaetani
  • 1717: Vienna, Hofkapelle

It appears on the following album:

Year Album Ensemble
2020 La Vanità del Mondo (Album) Ensemble Artaserse

Libretto

Amar senza penar
(Loving without suffering)

from  Santa Ferma
Antonio Caldara (music),  anonymous (words)

(Angelo)


Ancient Italian

Recitativo
Ferma, aslcolta, e festeggia.
Al divin soglio
Giunsero fortunatei i voti tuoi,
Se col vago candore
De' tuoi saggu pensieri
Sapesti innamorar l'aterno Amore.

Aria
Amar senza penar
non è da invitto cor
che brama il Cielo.

Saprà ben consolar
Le smanie del dolor
Il tuo bel zelo.

Source: Manuscript, 1717[1]
From


Modernized Italian

Recitativo
Ferma, aslcolta, e festeggia.
Al divin soglio
Giunsero fortunatei i voti tuoi,
Se col vago candore
De' tuoi saggu pensieri
Sapesti innamorar l'aterno Amore.

Aria
Amar senza penar
non è da invitto cor
che brama il Cielo.

Saprà ben consolar
Le smanie del dolor
Il tuo bel zelo.

Source: Manuscript, 1717[1]
From

Annotations

"Amar senza penar" appears in the 1717 version[1] also part of the 1715 version yet has to be confirmed. In the version printed in the 1723Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag [2] }}

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  2. Antonio, Caldara (1723). "S. Ferma". Google Books. Stamperia del Chracas, presso S. Marco al Corso. Archived from the original on October 1, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.