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Person    | Male  Born 22/6/1910  Died 3/4/1986

Sir Peter Pears

Categories: Music / songs

Sir Peter Pears

Tenor singer. Born Farnham. Lived with Benjamin Britten, who composed for him, from 1943 until Britten's death in 1976. Died in the home they shared, the Red House, Aldeburgh.

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Sir Peter Pears

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Benjamin Britten - NW8

Benjamin Britten, composer, 1913 - 1976, and Peter Pears, singer, 1910 - 1986...

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Benjamin Britten - N1

Unveiled by Sir Peter Pears.

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