Peter Pears

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Peter Pears was a renowned English tenor celebrated for his close artistic collaboration with composer Benjamin Britten and for originating many leading roles in Britten’s operas.

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Peter Pears canonical 9
Sir Peter Pears 1

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instanceOf English musician
human
opera singer
tenor
awardReceived Knight Bachelor
coFounded Aldeburgh Festival
collaboratedWith Benjamin Britten
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1910-06-22
dateOfDeath 1986-04-03
educatedAt Keble College, Oxford
Lancing College
Royal College of Music
employer Covent Garden (Royal Opera House)
English Opera Group
Sadler’s Wells Opera
familyName Pears
fullName Sir Peter Neville Luard Pears
genre art song
classical music
opera
givenName Peter
hasSignatureRole Aschenbach in Death in Venice
Peter Grimes (title role)
honorificPrefix Sir
inspiredBy English song tradition
languageSpoken English
memberOf English Opera Group
notableFor co-founding the Aldeburgh Festival
interpretations of Benjamin Britten’s vocal music
originating leading roles in Britten’s operas
occupation opera singer
tenor
voice teacher
partner Benjamin Britten
performedWork Albert Herring
Billy Budd
Death in Venice
Nocturne (Britten)
Peter Grimes
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings
The Turn of the Screw
War Requiem
placeOfBirth Farnham, Surrey, England
linked to: Farnham
placeOfDeath Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England
linked to: Aldeburgh
recordLabel Decca Records
residence Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England
linked to: Aldeburgh
sexOrGender male
taughtAt Britten–Pears School for Advanced Musical Studies
voiceType tenor

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