Henry Purcell - One charming night, n. 13 (Z. 629)

From semi-opera THE FAIRY QUEEN, based on William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Dorset Garden Theatre, London, 1692) One charming night (n. 13), as known as SECRESY’S SONG [Z. 629], by Henry Purcell. Published in Orpheus Britannicus, Vol. II (1702) Test by Elkanah Settle (1648-1724) [Lyrics] One charming night Gives more delight Than a hundred lucky days: Night and I improve the taste, Make the pleasure longer last A thousand, thousand several ways. Performed by Accademia Bizantina dir. Stefano Montanari Andreas Scholl (countertenor)