Difference between revisions of "Peter Pears"

From QueerBio.com
Jump to: navigation, search
(Created page with "Sir Peter Pears ==Country== Great Britain ==Birth - Death== 1910 - 1986 ==Occupation== Entertainment ==Notable Achievements== CBE...")
 
 
(One intermediate revision by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
[[File:Peter Pears|200px|thumb|left|Sir Peter Pears]]
+
[[File:Peterpears.png|200px|thumb|left|Sir Peter Pears]]
  
 
==Country==
 
==Country==
Line 20: Line 20:
  
 
Classical tenor singer and organist.  Life partner of [[Baron Benjamin Britten]], with which they co-founded the annual Aldeburgh Festival.  The two also collaborated on many opera productions including 'Peter Grimes' and 'The Rape of Lucretia'.  Appointed CBE (1957) and knighted (1978).   
 
Classical tenor singer and organist.  Life partner of [[Baron Benjamin Britten]], with which they co-founded the annual Aldeburgh Festival.  The two also collaborated on many opera productions including 'Peter Grimes' and 'The Rape of Lucretia'.  Appointed CBE (1957) and knighted (1978).   
 +
 +
==See Also==
 +
 +
* [[LGBTQ Opera Singers]]
  
 
==Further Reading/Research==
 
==Further Reading/Research==

Latest revision as of 20:16, 8 November 2014

Sir Peter Pears

Country

Great Britain

Birth - Death

1910 - 1986

Occupation

Entertainment

Notable Achievements

CBE

Description

Classical tenor singer and organist. Life partner of Baron Benjamin Britten, with which they co-founded the annual Aldeburgh Festival. The two also collaborated on many opera productions including 'Peter Grimes' and 'The Rape of Lucretia'. Appointed CBE (1957) and knighted (1978).

See Also

Further Reading/Research


Share on Facebook