This documentary gives the viewer an intimate look into one of the most profound love affairs of the 20th Century - the relationship between Benjamin Britten and his lover and life-long companion and inspiration, Peter Pears. Britten & Pears faced up to a hostile world with unflinching dignity, producing a string of masterpieces that established English music as internationally preeminent in the middle years of the 20th century. Among the music featured is extracts from “Peter Grimes.” “Billy Budd,” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “The War Requiem,” “Curlew River,” “Death in Venice,” “The Nocturne” and “The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra.”