Henry Purcell One charming night, n. 13 ( Z. 629)
From semiopera THE FAIRY QUEEN, based on William Shakespeare s A Midsummer Night s Dream (Dorset Garden Theatre, London, 1692) One charming night (n. 13), as known as SECRESY S SONG Z. 629, by Henry Purcell. Published in Orpheus Britannicus, Vol. II (1702) Test by Elkanah Settle (16481724) Lyrics One charming night Gives more delight Than a hundred lucky days: Night and I improve the taste, Make the pleasure longer last A thousand, thousand several ways. Performed by Accademia Bizantina dir. Stefano Montanari Andreas Scholl (countertenor)
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