About 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. Books by Peter Pears My Orchestras and Other Adventures The Memoirs of Boyd Neel edited by J. David Finch foreword by Peter Pears My Orchestras and Other Adventures The Memoirs of Boyd Neel edited by J. David Finch foreword by Peter Pears