Steve Schwartz <[log in to unmask]> writes:
>I was hooked on Britten's music way before I knew of his sexual orientation
>and even before I knew there was such a thing as a homosexual.
And one can be gay, and despite the affinities in sexual orientation,
still dislike the music of another gay person. Britten, whether hetero-
or homosexual, is a bore. His lover Peter Pear's voice wasn't anything to
crow about. But sexual orientation aside, I reserve the right to change my
mind when I grow up or Britten grows old.
Stephen Heersink
San Francisco
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