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Giant review

“Ethereal operatic staging of a dark tale”
ReviewsJun 12, 2023by Amanda HollowayBritten Studio, Snape Maltings
Jonathan Gunthorpe and Steven Beard in Giant at the Aldeburgh Festival, Snape Maltings. Photo: Marc Brenner
Jonathan Gunthorpe and Steven Beard in Giant at the Aldeburgh Festival, Snape Maltings. Photo: Marc Brenner
Sarah Angliss’ deceptively graceful music can’t sugar this grisly tale of the nearly 8ft tall Charles Byrne and an unscrupulous surgeon, which opens the Aldeburgh Festival 2023

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