PURCELL - O lead to me some peaceful gloom
(Bonvica's song from "Bonduca")
Bonvica, the daughter of British warrior Queen and head of the Iceni tribe, Bonduca (also known as Boudica or Boadicea) laments the the incompatibility of love and war.
Joanna Harries - mezzo-soprano
Oliver-John Ruthven - harpsichord
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