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English opera singer Peter Pears, the longtime partner and collaborator of composer Benjamin Britten, was BOTD in 1910. #peterpears #benjaminbritten #bornonthisday #supergays
Peter Pears
English opera singer Peter Pears was BOTD in 1910. Born in Farnham, Surrey to a middle-class family, he studied music at Oxford University and the Royal College of Music. In 1937, he met composer B…
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June 22, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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79 years ago today, Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes, starring Peter Pears and Joan Cross, premiered at Sadler's Wells, London. (Picture from a much later recording--I just liked the image.)

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cover of Chandos super audio CD of Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes, featured a lighthouse with a strong beam into stormy skies.
June 7, 2024 at 10:45 PM
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#PeterPears was born #OnThisDay in 1910, becoming one of the leading tenors of his generation & #BenjaminBritten's partner; they founded the Aldeburgh music festival & the Britten-Pears School; here they are performing together in 1964
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June 22, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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#PeterPears was born #OnThisDay in 1910, becoming one of the leading tenors of his generation & #BenjaminBritten's partner; together they founded the Aldeburgh #music festival & the Britten-Pears School; here they are in 1964:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1A2...
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June 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Benjamin Britten, Benjamin Britten & Peter Pears:
🎵 Winter Words, Op.52: III. Wagtail and Baby

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▶️ Track on #Spotify:
Winter Words, Op. 52: III. Wagtail and Baby 'A Satire'
Benjamin Britten, Sir Peter Pears, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London · Song · 2014
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June 15, 2024 at 10:36 AM
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#PeterPears was born #OnThisDay in 1910, becoming one of the leading tenors of his generation & #BenjaminBritten's partner; together they founded the Aldeburgh #music festival & the Britten-Pears School; here they are in 1964:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1A2...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_P...
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June 22, 2024 at 9:18 PM
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Discogs

https://open.spotify.com/album/7qG4EgLw8lovfWWbPPMyZJ?si=miHXm-cEQsa7Yxr4fYWLFw

Two works written in the 40s, one right before and one during the war. Both are song cycles. #BarryTuckwell #BenjaminBritten #Freeloot #PeterPears
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September 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Benjamin Britten, Osian Ellis & Peter Pears:
🎵 Canticle V - The Death of Saint Narcissus, Op. 89

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Canticle V, Op. 89: The Death of Saint Narcissus
Benjamin Britten, Philip Langridge, Osian Ellis · Britten: Canticles Nos. 1-5 / the Heart of the Matter (English Song, Vol. 9) · Song · 2004
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April 19, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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Franz Schubert, Dalton Baldwin, Elly Ameling & Peter Pears:
🎵 Licht und Liebe, D.352

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April 3, 2026 at 8:42 PM
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Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten, Barry Tuckwell, London Symphony Orchestra & Benjamin Britten:
🎵 Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings

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April 3, 2026 at 8:17 PM
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Trad., Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears & Benjamin Britten:
🎵 The Lincolnshire Poacher

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The Lincolnshire Poacher
Benjamin Britten, Mark Milhofer, Marco Scolastra · Britten: Complete Folk Songs for Voice and Piano · Song · 2021
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June 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Trad., Benjamin Britten, Benjamin Britten & Peter Pears:
🎵 Early One Morning

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February 18, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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Frank Bridge, Benjamin Britten & Peter Pears:
🎵 When you are old

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December 30, 2024 at 6:55 PM
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Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, English Opera Group & Benjamin Britten:
🎵 The Turn of the Screw (Prologue)

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October 20, 2024 at 11:18 AM
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Percy Grainger, Peter Pears, Benjamin Britten & English Chamber Orchestra, Members:
🎵 Willow Willow

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October 15, 2024 at 10:25 AM
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Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears & Benjamin Britten:
🎵 Oft In The Stilly Night

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October 3, 2024 at 10:28 PM
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Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears & Benjamin Britten:
🎵 O Waly, Waly; The Ash Grove

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June 19, 2024 at 6:16 PM
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Ralph Vaughan Williams, Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears & Zorian String Quartet:
🎵 Oh, when I was in love (On Wenlock Edge)

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June 15, 2024 at 8:46 AM