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Peter Pears

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Also known as Sir Peter Neville Luard Pears

English tenor (1910–1986)

Person · Open Library

Born
1910
Died
1986
Works
3

Top works

  • Benjamin Britten
  • Tony Palmer's film about Benjamin Britten
  • Elizabethan lute songs

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1,000
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Sir Peter Neville Luard Pears (Farnham, 22 June 1910 – Aldeburgh, 3 April 1986) was an English tenor and life-long partner of the composer Benjamin Britten. He was educated at Lancing College and went on to study music at Keble College, Oxford, serving as organist at Hertford College, but left without taking his degree. He later studied voice for two terms at the Royal College of Music. He met Britten in 1936, when he was a member of the BBC Singers. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Peter+Pe

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date of birth
1910-06-22
date of death
1986-04-03
Commons category
Peter Pears
birth name
Peter Neville Luard Pears
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name in native language
Peter Neville Luard Pears
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Works in European collections

2 objects attributed to Peter Pears, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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