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Aldeburgh

British  
/ ˈɔːlbərə /

noun

  1. a small resort in SE England, in Suffolk: site of an annual music festival established in 1948 by Benjamin Britten. Pop: 2654 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In two sold-out nights of meaty, early-20th-century orchestral works at the Aldeburgh Festival in June, the Sinfonia produced two dazzlingly colorful performances, underpinned by a ravishing, at times eccentrically exuberant string sound.

From New York Times Aug. 3, 2023

Back on Aldeburgh beach, Ms Gilmore says: "I think that the whole of East Anglia is now up in arms."

From BBC Mar. 6, 2023

The house belongs to a resident of Aldeburgh, where the posters depict a village under siege by a "threatened onslaught" of energy projects.

From BBC Mar. 6, 2023

Benjamin Britten, among Britain’s greatest 20th-century composers, reportedly left at the intermission of the 1968 premiere of Mr. Birtwistle’s chamber opera “Punch and Judy” at Britten’s own Aldeburgh Festival.

From Washington Post Apr. 19, 2022

Humphrey went from Kencote to Thatchover, where Lady Aldeburgh was for the time being residing with her numerous family.

From The Eldest Son by Marshall, Archibald

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