Kurš datēja Peter Pears?

Sir Peter Neville Luard Pears ( PEERZ; 22 June 1910 – 3 April 1986) was an English tenor. His career was closely associated with the composer Benjamin Britten, his personal and professional partner for nearly forty years.

Pears' musical career started slowly. He was at first unsure whether to concentrate on playing piano and organ, or singing; it was not until he met Britten in 1937 that he threw himself wholeheartedly into singing. Once he and Britten were established as a partnership, the composer wrote many concert and operatic works with Pears's voice in mind, and the singer played roles in more than ten operas by Britten. In the concert hall, Pears and Britten were celebrated recitalists, known in particular for their performances of lieder by Schubert and Schumann. Together they recorded most of the works written for Pears by Britten, as well as a wide range of music by other composers. Working with other musicians, Pears sang an extensive repertoire of music from four centuries, from the Tudor period to the most modern times.

With Britten, Pears was a co-founder of the Aldeburgh Festival in 1947 and the Britten-Pears School in 1972. After Britten died in 1976, Pears remained an active participant in the festival and the school, where he was director of singing. His voice had a distinctive timbre, not to all tastes; however, critics recognised its uniqueness and ability to express atmosphere and nuance.

Eduards Bendžamins Britens (angļu: Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten; dzimis 1913. gada 22. novembrī, miris 1976. gada 4. decembrī) bija angļu komponists, diriģents un pianists.

Dzimis Safolkā, zobārsta ģimenē. Jau kopš bērnības izrādījis savas muzikālās dotības. Studējis Londonas Karaliskajā Mūzikas koledžā, mācījies privāti pie komponista Frenka Bridža.

Bendžamins Britens bija centrālā personība 20. gadsimta britu klasiskajā mūzikā, sacerējis dažāda veida darbus — gan operas, gan variācijas orķestrim, simfonijas. Studējis Karaliskajā mūzikas koledžā Londonā. Pirmo ievērību guvis ar a capella darbu A Boy Was Born 1934. gadā. Ar 1945. gada operu "Pīters Graimss" (Peter Grimes) iemantoja pasaules līmeņa slavu. Nākamo 28 gadu laikā sarakstījis vēl 14 operas, kļūstot par vienu no vadošajiem savā žanrā.