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Peter Pears

Sir Peter Neville Luard Pears CBE 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. From Wikipedia (

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Puccini: Turandot, Act II: Tre enigmi m'hai proposto

Luciano Pavarotti

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Puccini: Turandot, Act II: Gloria, gloria, o vincitore

Joan Sutherland

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Traditional: Early One Morning

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Puccini: Turandot, Act II: The 3 Riddles. Straniero, ascolta... Gelo che ti dà foco

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Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66: VI. Libera me: c. Let Us Sleep Now...In Paradisum

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

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J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 (Elly Ameling – The Bach Edition, Vol. 9)

2023

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Sonnets

2017

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Britten: Serenade for tenor, horn and strings; Les Illuminations; Nocturne

1993

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J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 (Elly Ameling – The Bach Edition, Vol. 12)

2023

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Peter Pears & Julian Bream - Music for Voice and Guitar

2013

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Britten: The Rape of Lucretia; Phaedra

1990

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Benjamin Britten: Song Cycles

2021

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Berlioz: L'Enfance du Christ; La Mort de Cléopâtre; La Mort d'Ophélie etc

1994

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen; Songs And Arias

2019

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Britten: Folksongs and Ballads

1993

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Turandot 18: Act 2 Tre enigmi m'hai proposto

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Alexandra Sherman sings: Benjamin Britten. "Down by the Salley Gardens"

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The Salley Gardens (Britten) | Lyrics | Sing Along | Trinity

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B.Britten & P.Pears - O Waly, Waly

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Benjamin Britten : The Last Rose of Summer

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Schubert - Im Dorfe (Winterreise, D. 911, No. XVII)

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ANNA HUNTLEY - Britten - O Waly Waly

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The Salley Gardens - Benjamin Britten

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The Last Rose Of Summer - Britten Folk Songs. Kathryn Rudge - Mezzo Soprano

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Turandot 13: Act 2 Un giuramento atroce mi costringe

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