Pears, Peter - Signed Photo in Billy Budd HM - Literature who was a powerhouse recording

who was a powerhouse recording artist in his time

Stamped on verso by photographer Emilio

Due to the temporary closing of the Paris Opera during the Franco-Prussian war

matted with a niche photo postcard of him

Signature next to program page

Pears, Peter - Signed Photo in Billy Budd HM - Literature who was a powerhouse recordingEnglish tenor (1910 1986), who partnered composer Benjamin Britten, with whom he traveled across America singing, putting on shows and recording. He premiered many of Brittens' operas. Signed photo, shown as Captain Vere in Benjamin Britten's Billy Budd, which he premiered in 1951, London. Size is 3. 5 x 5. 5 inches, in excellent condition.