In a year that has already had some notable anniversaries — the bicentennials of Chopin and Schumann, for example — I had to take notice of one more, this one on June 22. It’s the 100th anniversary of ...

Performances in N.Y.C. The coastal festival, founded by the composer and Peter Pears in the 1940s, has built a reputation for rich, forward-looking programming. Benjamin Britten, whose history is ...

English tenor Peter Pears (1910-86) was a lifelong companion to Benjamin Britten and also the composer’s muse. Britten’s music dominates Decca’s centenary tribute to the singer, whose distinctive, ...

A biographical documentary that profiles composer-pianist Benjamin Britten (1913-1976). Still widely regarded as one of the most astonishing musical talents in British history, Britten drew many a ...

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Why do people read letters? For the honesty? The quotidian detail? The sex? "I'm developing a passion for yogurt," wrote tenor Peter ...

Fifty years ago, society underwent a change in attitudes that led to an Act of Parliament lifting the ban on sex between men. Next June marks the anniversary of royal assent being given to ...

First transmitted in 1964, this is an informal concert of traditional English songs given to an audience of friends at the Riverside Studios, London, by Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears.