Peter Pears
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Peter Pears was a renowned English tenor celebrated for his close artistic collaboration with composer Benjamin Britten and for originating many leading roles in Britten’s operas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peter Pears canonical | 4 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English musician
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human ⓘ opera singer ⓘ tenor ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Knight Bachelor ⓘ |
| coFounded | Aldeburgh Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Benjamin Britten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1910-06-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1986-04-03 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Keble College, Oxford
NERFINISHED
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Lancing College NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal College of Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Covent Garden (Royal Opera House)
NERFINISHED
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English Opera Group NERFINISHED ⓘ Sadler’s Wells Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Pears NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Sir Peter Neville Luard Pears NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
art song
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classical music ⓘ opera ⓘ |
| givenName | Peter ⓘ |
| hasSignatureRole |
Aschenbach in Death in Venice
NERFINISHED
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Peter Grimes (title role) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | English song tradition ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | English Opera Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
co-founding the Aldeburgh Festival
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interpretations of Benjamin Britten’s vocal music ⓘ originating leading roles in Britten’s operas ⓘ |
| occupation |
opera singer
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tenor ⓘ voice teacher ⓘ |
| partner | Benjamin Britten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedWork |
Albert Herring
NERFINISHED
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Billy Budd NERFINISHED ⓘ Death in Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ Nocturne (Britten) NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Grimes NERFINISHED ⓘ Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings NERFINISHED ⓘ The Turn of the Screw NERFINISHED ⓘ War Requiem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Farnham, Surrey, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Decca Records ⓘ |
| residence | Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| taughtAt | Britten–Pears School for Advanced Musical Studies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voiceType | tenor ⓘ |
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