Peter Pears

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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).

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