Peter Pears
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The great conductors in rehearsal: 15 vintage practice room pictures

6. Peter Pears
1962: English tenor and organist Peter Pears singing at the rehearsal for the premiere of Benjamin Britten's 'War Requiem' at Coventry Cathedral. Behind him German baritone and conductor Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau waits for his cue. Photo: Getty