Organization

Admin

Royal Opera House

Conductor

Ben Smith

Stage director

Sarah Fahie

Lighting designer

Adam Silverman

Costume designer

Nicky Gilliband

Set designer

Hyemi Shin

Sound designer

Sarah Angliss

Assistant Conductor

Madeleine Brooks

Actor

Steven Beard

Howison

Singer

Tenor

Karim Sulayman

Charles Byrne

Mezzo-soprano

Galina Averina

Mr. Rooker

Baritone

Jonathan Gunthorpe

John Hunter

Soprano

Anna Cavaliero

Madame Duval

Contralto

Melanie Pappenheim

Sister Mary

Orchestra

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

English

Giant

London

United Kingdom

Linbury Studio Theater

Public

Santiago Martin Bermejo

Approved

Giant tells the taut tale of surgeon John Hunter and his obsession with Charles Byrne – a man he would ultimately betray in one of the most disturbing acts in the era of the grave robbers. Originally commissioned in 2018 by Britten Pears Arts, the critically acclaimed production received its premiere at the 2023 Aldeburgh Festival. 

Written for five voices, Giant uses 18th-century instruments, live electronics and bespoke music machines as it vividly recalls the events surrounding Byrne’s death: an extraordinary story that resonates through the ages. 

A new opera from visionary composer Sarah Angliss, poet Ross Sutherland and director Sarah Fahie, featuring a ‘spine-shiveringly ethereal score'
The Times

Giant by Angliss, From (2024/2024), Directed by Sarah Fahie,, Conductor Ben Smith, Royal Opera House, London, United Kingdom

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