{"id":43971,"date":"2024-06-10T21:02:44","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T19:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fe99797f-d5d4-4baf-8e07-41a40d7aaf6e"},"modified":"2024-06-10T21:36:04","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T19:36:04","slug":"an-apparently-perfect-gay-marriage-before-the-concept-was-invented-the-richly-fruitful-partnership-of-benjamin-britten-and-peter-pears","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/an-apparently-perfect-gay-marriage-before-the-concept-was-invented-the-richly-fruitful-partnership-of-benjamin-britten-and-peter-pears\/","title":{"rendered":"‘An apparently perfect gay marriage before the concept was invented’: the richly fruitful partnership of Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Published: Monday, 10 June 2024 at 19:02 PM<\/p>

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The social landscape has changed so much that it\u2019s hard to remember how gay relationships worked when commitment could not be affirmed publicly \u2013 let alone when they were illegal. Yet, for some 35 years, Benjamin Britten<\/a><\/strong> and Peter Pears<\/a><\/strong> contrived an apparently perfect gay marriage before the concept was invented. <\/p>