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ReferencePG/1952/0724

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Britten Henry Purcell: Six Songs, Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, Folk Song Arrangements Vol. 1, Folk Song Arrangements Vol. 2, Folk Song Arrangements Vol. 5, Cour de L'Hotel de Ville, Aix-en-Provence, France

Date24 Jul 1952

DescriptionProgramme for the 5th Festival International de Musique Aix-en-Provence in France at various venues held between 11 and 31 Jul 1952. Britten (piano) and Pears (tenor) gave a recital on 24 July in the Cour de L'Hotel de Ville which included works by Britten. The programme contains a schedule of events for the whole entire Festival, information about forthcoming concerts, a list of Festival committee members and friends of the Festival, notes on the works performed, reproductions maquettes for The Marriage of Figaro and Iphigenie en Tauride, sketches of composers, costume designs for Don Giovanni and Iphigenie en Tauride, photographs of Aix-en-Provence, and various commercial advertisements. The programme is in French. One of the programmes also has a separate list of hotels, venues and committee members.

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