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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