Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2019 11:31:46 GMT
Controversy brewing over the plan to merge the Britten-Pears foundation with Snape Maltings and rename the organisation the Benjamin Britten Foundation
www.eadt.co.uk/news/petition-launched-over-snape-maltings-britten-peras-foundation-merge-name-change-1-6006587
The petition against the renaming is on change.org - not sure if it's allowed to link to that here but google is your friend if you are interested.
www.eadt.co.uk/news/petition-launched-over-snape-maltings-britten-peras-foundation-merge-name-change-1-6006587
However, a petition has been launched in opposition to the name change, with supporters saying it removes recognition of the couple's homosexual relationship.
Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears were a couple from 1939 until the composer's death in 1976, a relationship that continued before homosexuality was decriminalised.
Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears were a couple from 1939 until the composer's death in 1976, a relationship that continued before homosexuality was decriminalised.
