- Peter Pears nació el 22 de junio de 1910 en Surrey, Inglaterra. Fue un actor y escritor, conocido por Billy Budd (1966), Voces distantes (1988) y The Looking Glass (2011). Murió el 3 de abril de 1986 en Suffolk, Inglaterra.
- FamiliaresSue Phipps(Niece or Nephew)
- Opera singer (tenor), one of the founders of the Aldeburgh Festival (which was inaugurated in 1948). He continued singing into his 60s, and after his retirement was active in teaching and promoting young singers at the Britten-Pears School in Aldeburgh.
- Last name pronounced "peers," not "pairs.".
- The long-time companion of composer Benjamin Britten, he created the tenor leads in almost all of Britten's operas.
- He was awarded the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 1957 and knighthood in 1978 for his services to music.
Contribuir a esta página
Sugiere una edición o agrega el contenido que falta