Peter Pears
/ˌpiːtə ˈpɪəz/
/ˌpiːtər ˈpɪrz/
- (1910-86) an English singer with a tenor voice, who worked a lot with Benjamin Britten. In 1948 they started the Aldeburgh Festival together. Pears was made a knight in 1978.
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