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

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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Amanda Holloway reviews opera across Britain for The Stage and Opera magazine, as well as contributing ballet and opera interviews to Royal Opera House programmes, BBC Music Magazine and the Guardian.

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