Programme for Six Recitals of English Song (BBC) during the 1951 Festival of Britain at the Wigmore Hall in London. On 7 May, a recitial was given by Britten (piano) and Pears (tenor) of various songs, including Britten Canticle No. 1, and Fish in the Unruffled Lakes. On 14 May 1951, Joan Cross (soprano), Pears (tenor), Britten (piano) and others performed works by various composers, including Britten Henry Purcell: Celemene, Henry Purcell: Six Songs, Henry Purcell: Six Duets, Henry Purcell: Saul and the Witch of Endor, Folk Songs (unspecified). The programme contains schedules for the remaining concerts in the series, information about ticket prices, and a synopsis of the series by Basil Douglas.
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