Peter Pears (1910–1986)
Author of Death in Venice: Opera, op. 88 [sound recording]
About the Author
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Works by Peter Pears
Britten : Peter Grimes {sound recording} {1958 Britten/ROH/Pears} (1958) — Tenor vocals [Peter Grimes] — 10 copies
Britten : Peter Grimes {sound recording} {1958 Britten/ROH/Pears} (1958) — Tenor vocals [Peter Grimes] — 5 copies
Arnold : English Dances + Walton : Façade + Portsmouth Point + Scapino + Siesta {sound recording} {1953 Collins/English Opera} (1953) — Narrator [Façade] — 4 copies
Delius : Sea Drift + Elgar : The Dream of Gerontius + Holst : The Hymn of Jesus {sound recording} {Britten} (1995) — Tenor vocals [Elgar] — 3 copies
Walton : Façade : An entertainment with poems {sound recording} {1954 Collins/English Opera Group} (1954) — Narrator — 3 copies
Elgar : Dream of Gerontius + Holst : Hymn of Jesus {sound recording} (1989) — Tenor vocals [Gerontius] — 3 copies
Elgar : Dream of Gerontius {1968 film + documentary} {Boult/London Philharmonic} (1968) — Tenor vocals [Gerontius] — 2 copies
Elizabethan Lute Songs 2 copies
Folksongs & Ballads 2 copies
An English song recital 1 copy
Britten : Peter Grimes {sound recording} {1958 Britten/ROH/Pears} (1958) — Tenor vocals [Peter Grimes] — 1 copy
Britten : Folksong arrangements + Peter Grimes {excerpts} + Rape of Lucretia {abridged version} {sound recording} (-0001) — Tenor vocals — 1 copy
Berners : The Triumph of Neptune : Suite from the ballet + Walton : Façade + Façade : An Entertainment {sound recording} {1929,1952,1953} (1929) — Narrator [Façade : An Entertainment] — 1 copy
Music for Voice and Guitar 1 copy
Sweet, Stay Awhile 1 copy
Madrigales to 3.4.5. and 6. parts, apt. both for Voyals and Voyces, Composed Ihon Wilbye (1609) 1 copy
12 Selected Songs: Realizations by Benjamin Britten. mittlere/tiefe Stimme und Klavier. Ausgabe mit CD. (2009) 1 copy
Dream of Gerontius 1 copy
The Land of Lost Content 1 copy
Scared Motets and Arias 1 copy
A recital of lithe songs 1 copy
Associated Works
Britten : A Midsummer Night's Dream {video recording} {1981 television film} {Glyndebourne} (1981) — Librettist — 4 copies
L'Avant-scène Opéra : 031 : Britten : Peter Grimes {commentary + libretto} (1981) — Auteur — 3 copies
Les illuminations [fragment] — Zanger, some editions — 1 copy
L'Avant-scène Opéra : 326 : Britten : Peter Grimes {libretto + commentary} (2022) — Contributor [Chanter Peter Grimes] — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Pears, Peter
- Legal name
- Pears, Sir Peter Neville Luard
- Birthdate
- 1910-06-22
- Date of death
- 1986-04-03
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University of Oxford (Keble College - left without degree)
Royal College of Music
Lancing College - Occupations
- tenor
librettist - Organizations
- BBC Singers
Peace Pledge Union - Awards and honors
- Order of the British Empire (Commander)
Knighthood (1978) - Relationships
- Britten, Benjamin (life partner)
- Nationality
- England
UK - Birthplace
- Farnham, Surrey, England, UK
- Place of death
- Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England, UK
- Burial location
- St Peter and St Paul's Church, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, UK
- Associated Place (for map)
- England, UK
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Statistics
- Works
- 32
- Also by
- 12
- Members
- 76
- Popularity
- #233,521
- Rating
- 4.5
- ISBNs
- 6
