HENRY PURCELL - PASSACAGLIA FROM KING ARTHUR

Passacaglia: “How happy the lover“ King Arthur or, The British Worthy (Z. 628) -semi-opera [1691] Henry Purcell (1659-1695) Libretto : John Dryden (1631-1700) LES ARTS FLORISSANTS Direction/Conductor: William Christie TENOR I How happy the lover, How easy his chain! How sweet to discover He sighs not in vain.