Peter Pears & Benjamin Britten perform Henry Purcell - RARE!

Rare video footage of these two great artists from Japanese television, 9 February 1956. The concert also featured Britten’s “Michelangelo Sonnets“ with some folksong settings. 1. “I attempt from love’s sickness to fly“ 2. “Man is for the woman made“ 2:14 Link to my Peter Pears playlist: