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ReferencePG/1948/0424B

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Britten Henry Purcell: Five Songs, Henry Purcell: Six Songs, Henry Purcell: Seven Songs, Henry Purcell: Job's Curse, Canticle No. 1, Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo.

Date24 Apr 1948

DescriptionProgramme for A Recital of Songs organised by The English Opera Group at the Wigmore Hall in London. Britten (piano) and Pears (tenor) performed works by various composers, including Britten, and the programme contains texts to the pieces, a photograpg of Britten and Pears, and an advertisement for an HMV recording of Britten and Pears singing Folk Songs and Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo. One of the programmes has the following handwriting in pen: 'This was the occassion on which The Times critic in the person of J.C. [Joan Chissell] was refused admission and with many apologies from Mr B[rickell - the manager of the Hall] left the hall'. 'No critics were admitted'. 'The Press was no invited'.

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